Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1310495
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1310495
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
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.
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 ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Radnage
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 78604 97948
Details
RADNAGE CHURCH LANE SU 79 NE
2/132 Church of St. Mary
21.6.55
GV I
Parish church. Late C12-early C13, with C14 and C15 alterations. Flint with stone dressings and lead roofs. Nave, narrow central tower and chancel, C15 S. porch, C20 vestry to N. of nave. Nave has C14 2-light traceried windows, 2 to S., one to W. and one to E. One S. window completely restored c.1980. W. bay probably a C15 addition with diagonal buttresses. Other C19 brick buttresses to N. and S. Unmoulded S. doorway in porch with moulded 4-centred arch and cusped lights to sides. Porch roof has arched wind-braces and embattled cornice. Central tower of 2-stages has narrow lancets to lower stage, and wider altered lancets to bell-chamber. Below upper lancets to E. and W. are other partly blocked openings with arched heads. Blocked doorway with small window to S., slight staircase projection to N. Chancel has eaves raised in brick, and 2 bays of C14 2-light traceried windows, one to N. mostly blocked. Series of 3 widely spaced narrow lancets to E, with taller central light. Simple whitewashed interior, the nave with traces of C13 figured wall-paintings and early C17 texts in painted cartouches. Fine C15 nave roof with embattled tie beams and wall-plates, slender arch-braces, and traceried spandrels. Unmoulded 2-centred arches with moulded imposts to tower, the E. arch with painted ashlaring and consecration crosses. E. windows of chancel have deep splays with C13 paintings of figures in cusped niches, the central window with Christ enthroned at apex. Shaped piscina, chamfered aumbry. Rough medieval font, C18 panelled pulpit. Re-sited brass to William and Sebell Este 1534. RCHM I p. 274-5.
Listing NGR: SU7860497948
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 46611
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume One South, (1912)
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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