Church Of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1966. Church.
Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- old-keystone-hyssop
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1966
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a parish church with a cruciform plan dating from the 13th century. A south aisle was added around 1300, and a south porch was constructed in the 15th century. The north aisle and vestry were added, and the west tower was rebuilt along with the rest of the church restored between 1879 and 1880. The building is made of rubble stone, with lead roofs covering the nave, aisles, and transepts, while the chancel has a tiled roof.
The west tower consists of two stages, featuring a battlemented parapet, pinnacles, and Perpendicular style openings. It has a doorway and a three-light window on the west side. The nave, which has two bays, includes 16th-century two-light windows in the clerestory and a parapet. The south aisle features a two-light window with ogee tracery and a flat hoodmould to the left, along with a 16th-century three-light window to the right. The south porch has a moulded four-centred arch and a parapet. The 19th-century north aisle has three-light windows similar to those in the clerestory.
In the north transept, there are two lancet windows with a continuous drip mould on the north side and a three-light Perpendicular window with carved head stops on the east side. The south transept has a five-light Perpendicular window on the south side. The chancel contains 19th-century lancets with continuous hood and sill moulds, three on each wall, with a taller central light on the east side.
Inside, the nave features double chamfered 13th-century arches leading to the transepts, with carved foliage and heads on the capitals. The arcade in the south aisle has moulded capitals, while the north aisle's arcade is a 19th-century imitation. The roofs of the nave and transepts date from the 15th to 16th centuries, with moulded beams resting on restored carved angel corbels. The north transept has two piscinae in the east wall, while the south transept contains a piscina with a segmental arch and a 15th to 16th-century library recess with a wooden frame. The chancel features a segmental arched tomb recess.
Fittings include 17th-century pews and other 19th-century elements, such as a carved stone reredos depicting The Last Supper. Monuments within the church include wall tablets commemorating Abigail and Richard Barker from 1712, John Dodd from 1698 in the north transept, and John Townsend from 1714 in the south transept.
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