Building record 0223800000 - OLD CHURCH, THE LEE

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St John the Baptist at The Lee, replaced by the nearby nineteenth century church.

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Listed Building (I) 1124881: OLD CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

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Type and Period (1)

PARISH CHURCH (13th Century to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 13m, Width 8m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Grade I. Former parish church. C13, flint rubble, roughcast, clunch dressings. C18 brick south porch. Brick buttresses to SE angle, flint with stone dressings to NE angle. Some Med stained glass. Undivided nave and chancel. Crown post roof. Early C14 sedilia and piscina. C18 wall tablets (B1-8).
Former Parish Church. C13 with C18 south porch. Flint rubble, roughcast, with clunch dressings. Brick south porch. Brick buttresses to south-east angle, raking or stepped, flint buttresses with stone dressings to north-east angle. Old tile roofs. Lancet windows with some medieval stained glass in early C14 east window of 3-lights. C15 4-centred west doorway. Interior: undivided nave and chancel. Crown post roof with added curved queen struts. Raised and fielded panelling below dado to east, north and south walls. Early C14 piscina and sedilia. Medieval south nave door into porch. C18 wall tablets. RCHM I 229 MON 1 (B6).

Sources (8)

<1>SBC7457 Bibliographic reference: LIBSCOMB 2 PP357-358.
<2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p170.
<3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p229.
<4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p346.
<5>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
<6>SBC3679 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p34.
<7>SBC2478 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 2239.
<8>SBC2542 Bibliographic reference: CASS 02239.

Location

Grid reference	SP 89778 04382 (point)
Civil Parish	THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13587)

Record last edited

Oct 16 2024 8:37PM