Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire
Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire is a project launched in 2018, with only a few churches included at the moment.
Wall Paintings - These can include early decoration, from Saxon and Norman times, as well as biblical scenes from the medieval period, which were usually obscured in the Puritan era. They can also be text, particularly from the 17C, and later illustrative or purely decorative work. On this website it will also include ceiling decorations.
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St Michael & All Angels Aston Clinton | Image in Preparation | 14C : Wall Painting. Fragment of Wall Painting on S wall of Chancel. | |
St James the Great Bierton | Image in Preparation | 14C: Fragments of Wall Paintings. | |
Holy Trinity Bledlow | Image in Preparation | 13C, 14C, 15C: Many fragments of Wall Paintings. | |
St Lawrence Broughton (MK) | Image in Preparation | c1410 onwards: Wall Paintings. | |
St Giles Chalfont St Giles | Image in Preparation | c1330: Wall Paintings in S Aisle. | |
Image in Preparation | 16C: Battlement design over Chancel Arch. | ||
Image in Preparation | 17C: Text Panels over Chancel Arch. | ||
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St Mary Chesham | Image in Preparation | Dec: Wall Painting. On NW pier of tower, showing a Bishop. | |
Image in Preparation | 1970: Wall Painting. Over the chancel Arch. 10 scenes representing Holy Week. They are actually painted on canvas. Artist was John Ward. | ||
St Mary & Nicholas Chetwode | Image in Preparation | late 13C: Painted decoration under E window. It has been overpainted at a later date. | |
St Thomas Colnbrook | Image in Preparation | 1885: Frescoes on Chancel Walls. Artist was Wyndham Hughes. | |
Image in Preparation | 1990s: Wall Paintings on Chancel E & N walls. Painted by the Vicar. Artist was Rev Peter Abrahams. | ||
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St John Evangelist Lacey Green | 1882: Painting of Chancel vaulted ceiling. Dated by the Artists' Signatures. |
Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire
All photographs by Michael G Hardy unless stated otherwise