St. Edward the Confessor, Shalstone, Buckinghamshire

Description

The church of St. Edward the Confessor, rebuilt in 1828 and thoroughly restored in 1862 under the superintendence of Sir George G. Scott R.A. is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave of three bays, aisles, south porch and a western tower containing a clock and 5 bells: a vestry with organ was erected in 1889 by the late Mrs. FitzGerald as a memorial to Capt. Keane FitzGerald, of Shalstone Manor, d. 1888: in the north aisle is a mural brass to Dame Susan Kyngeston, 1540: on the west wall is a brass tablet erected in memory of the men of the parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-18: there are 160 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1538.