Description

SU 46 SE BURGHCLERE BURGHCLERE
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16.5.66

Church of the Ascension

II

1838, enlarged 1875. Originally a plain wide nave with shallow transepts and chancel
and with a western tower, extended eastwards by the attachment of a long chancel, with
a south aisle and north vestry. Slate roofing. The older part has walling of square
knapped flints with stone dressings; lancets to the nave and coupled windows (with
hood-moulds) to tile transepts, a western tower of 3 stages with corner buttresses and
western entrance door; inside, the plain interior has 'hammer-beam' trusses with
cusp-headed rails. The later work is of a rich Perpendicular style, with stepped
buttresses, traceried windows, rough flint walling with stone dressings; the interior
has a chancel screen of open traceried timber work above a stone dado wall, steps,
stalls, communion rail, sedilia, and brass eagle lectern.

Listing NGR: SU4731461754

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26384854

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas