Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire
Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire is a project launched in 2018, with only a few churches included at the moment.
Reredos - A Reredos is a Screen at the back of an Altar, which can be in various materials, or a combination of materials. They can be various sizes, and with various amounts of ornamentation, from very simple through to extremely elaborate.
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St Mary Amersham | 1971: N Chapel Reredos. Designer was Sebastian Comper. | ||
St Mary Aylesbury | Image in Preparation | 1891: Reredos. Designer was John Loughborough Pearson . | |
Holy Trinity Bledlow | Image in Preparation | late 18C: Reredos, now in S Aisle. Designer was John Gwynn. | |
Image in Preparation | late 18C: Painting, part of Reredos now in S Aisle. Artist was Samuel Wale. | ||
St Peter Burnham | Image in Preparation | c1865: Reredos, ornate of stone. | |
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St Giles Chalfont St Giles | Image in Preparation | c1889: Reredos (wood). Designer was Charles Eamer Kempe. | |
St Peter Chalfont St Peter | Image in Preparation | 1854: Reredos (stone). Designer was George Edmund Street. | |
St Giles Cheddington | Image in Preparation | c1870: Reredos. Maker was James Powell & Sons. | |
St Mary & Nicholas Chetwode | Image in Preparation | early 17C: Painted Triptych with Bible Quotes. | |
St Thomas Colnbrook | Image in Preparation | 1883: Reredos. Maker was Hallidays of Eton. | |
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St Nicholas Cuddington | Image in Preparation | 1857: Reredos. Designer was George Edmund Street. | |
St Peter Ilmer | 1860: Reredos. Made of Bournemouth stone inlaid with Porphry and Marble. Designer was George Edmund Street. |
Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire
All photographs by Michael G Hardy unless stated otherwise