Building record 0253900000 - ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, EDGCOTT

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Michael at Edgcott, restored in 1604 and in 1875

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Listed Building (II*) 1214280: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Michael, Edgcott

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PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1875, Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 21m, Width 7m.
Grade II+. Parish church. Nave originally C12, altered C14 and C15. C14 chancel, C15 W. tower. C19 restorations and vestry by G.G. Scott. Coursed rubble stone, lead roof to nave, tiled chancel. 2-stage tower with diagonal buttresses, battlemented parapet and 2-light traceried openings to bell chamber. W. doorway has moulded 2-centred arch and 2-light traceried window above. Nave has buttresses and plain parapet. 2 bays. Perpendicular windows to S., 2-light to left, 3-light to right. 4-centred moulded arch, much restored, with old door. Slight projection for rood-loft staircase to right with small light above. N. side has restored 2-light traceried window. Chancel has 2 wide lancets with hoodmoulds to S., one to N., all much restored. C19 3-light Decorated E. window. Interior: nave has stairs to rood-loft and C15 main roof timbers. Double chamfered chancel arch on half-columns with moulded caps. Chancel has C19 piscina and aumbry. C15 octagonal font. Some C15 trefoil headed bench ends. Other fittings C19. RCHM II p 105-6 (B7).
Body, chancel, W tower with 3 bells (B1).
Carved head near pulpit, used as bracket (B3).
N nave wall probably C12; chancel & arch rebuilt c.1360. W tower later C15. Repaired 1604. N vestry added 1875 (Full architectural description) (B4-5).
Marked at NGR (B8).
Negative watching brief (B9).
Included in a collection of sketches of Buckinghamshire churches by Charlotte Pigott in the early 1840s (B10).

Sources (10)

<1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p183.
<2>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p9.
<3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp273-274.
<4>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp105-106.
<5>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp168-170.
<6>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p114.
<7>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p2.
<8>SBC10479 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS 1979 1:2500 MAP. Paper. 1:2,500.
<9>SBC19106 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2001. Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Edgcott: an Archaeological Watching Brief.
<10>SBC23373 Article in serial: Elliott Viney. 1991. Bucks Churches in the Eighteen-Forties. Plate 2b, p70.

Location

Grid reference	SP 68000 22796 (point)
Civil Parish	EDGCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13589)
Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: ECB 01/32) (EBC16084)

Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 4:57PM