St. Mary, Wendover, Buckinghamshire

Description

The church of St. Mary is a building of flint, chiefly in the Decorated style, and consists of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, north and south porches, and a western embattled tower containing 6 bells, a sanctus bell and a clock; the tower was restored and the sixth bell added in 1914 in memory of the Rev. Albert Smith, vicar 1867-1914: the chancel, restored in 1839, retains a piscina: the nave has arcades of five arches on either side, springing from clustered pillars with moulded brass and foliaged caps: the south aisle retains a plain trefoiled piscina, and the south doorway has good Decorated mouldings and ball-flower ornament; there are remains of a stoup: in the south aisle is a curious mural brass to W. Bradseshaw, gent. 1537, his wife, nine children and 23 grand-children: the church was restored in 1869: there are 14 stained windows: the reredos and an alabaster and marble pulpit were erected in memory of the Rev. Charles Francis Champneys M.A. a former vicar: there are sittings for 500 persons. The churchyard has been enlarged.

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms dates from 1626; marriages and burials, 1670: the entries of marriages and burials from 1626 to 1670 have been cut out, and the record of burials from 1731-1813 is missing.

The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Wendover 1576-1812, Buckinghamshire is available to browse online.