Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Stowe School, Stowe, MK18 5EH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1211870
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- Statutory Address:
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Stowe School, Stowe, MK18 5EH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1211870
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Stowe School, Stowe, MK18 5EH
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Stowe School, Stowe, MK18 5EH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stowe
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 67613 37352
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 February 2023 to update the name and address, remove superfluous source details from text and to reformat the text to current standards
SP 6737
9/56
STOWE
STOWE SCHOOL
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
(Formerly listed as Parish Church of St Mary)
13.7.66
GV
II*
Parish church. C14 altered C18. West tower stone; nave, aisles and chancel roughcast. Copper roof. Vaulted niche above west door. Traceried windows in east end of south aisle and in chancel. Lead roofs, double curved to chancel. Interior: three bay nave arcades, C16 arches to north chapel with panelled reveals. Two brasses, marble monument of 1619.
History: 'Capability' Brown married here 1744.
Listing NGR: SP6761337352
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 396412
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 4 Buckinghamshire,
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913), 296
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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