Building record 0178500000 - OLD CHURCH HOUSE (FORMERLY ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH) GROVE

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Michael at Grove, with nineteenth century alterations and now converted into a house

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1117832: OLD CHURCH HOUSE
Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of shrunken Medieval hamlet and Medieval parish church of St Michael, Grove

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Type and Period (2)

PARISH CHURCH (14th Century to 19th Century - 1300 AD? to 1899 AD)
HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 11m, Width 7m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Smallest church in Bucks. No monuments or gravestones. Modern bellcote & 1 bell at W end (B1-2).
C14 detail; some walls pre-C14. Foundations at E end indicate former chancel; no remains of archeology. Restored 1883 (B3-4 ).
At NGR (B5).
Now redundant (B6).
Converted to a house with C20 additions. Font & bell removed (B7).
Grade II. Formerly small church, now converted to house. C14, restored 1883, altered 1970's. Limestone and ironstone rubble, some brick patching, tiled roof. Rectangular building with C20 wing to S. forming T-plan. Original block has diagonal corner buttresses, those to N. rendered. C19 bellcote at W. end has tile-hung base, cusped wooden arches, and pyramidal lead roof with ball finial. E. and . Ends have 3-light Decorated windows with reticulated tracery, that to . Smaller, both restored C19. N. side has 2 paired C20 leaded casements with plain stone surrounds and transoms, and central door with C16 4-centred chamfered arch. C19 gabled N. porch with chamfered stone arch and stone quoins. S. side has C16 2-light window with stone mullion and flat head. C20 extension is of 1½ storeys with rendered quoins, small brick chimney, 3-light leaded casements, and plaque in gable. C20 conservatory in S.W. angle. Interior has had floor inserted to part, but retains niches with cinquefoil heads flanking E. window, and 2 piscinae. Font and bell removed. RCHM II p.132-3 (B7).

Sources (13)

<1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p357.
<2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p680.
<3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp132-133.
<4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp362-363.
<5>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
<6>SBC13537 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1973 19 P355.
<7>SBC19041 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p74.
<8>SBC794 Unpublished document: BAKER D, BEDS CC, AUG 1977 (SEE COPY OF HIS LETTER TO THAMES VALLEY POLICE, FILED).
<9>SBC5205 Bibliographic reference: FARNELL MRS MARY 1977.
<10>SBC2689 Article in serial: 1978. CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1978 8 P15/MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY 1978 22 P164.
<11>SBC11995 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1981. PERS COMM, AUGUST 1981 FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT (PHOTOS FILED).
<12>SBC3084 Bibliographic reference: COLEMAN MR S R,BEDS CC,SEPT 1982,FROM CALENDAR OF PAPAL REGISTERS 5,1396-1404,P591/EPISCOPAL VISITAT.
<13>SBC12038 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R FROM A LIST OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHURCH BELLS IN SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON LIBRARY.

Location

Grid reference	SP 92120 22454 (point)
Civil Parish	GROVE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire