Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire

Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire is a project launched in 2018, with only a few churches included at the moment.

Notable Feature Images for St Peter, Astwood

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Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	14C: S Aisle & Arcade, Chancel Arch, N Doorway.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	14C: Font. Plain octagonal bowl with various designs on a square base. The S side includes a Staffordshire Knot which can represent arms crossed in prayer.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	†1409: Brass - Roger Keston.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	Dec: S Aisle, Decorated Style. The windows were repaired in 1988.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	Perp: W Tower
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Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	†1534: Brass - Thomas Chibnale and 2 wives.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	†1640 made 1685: Monument - Samuel Cranmer and his second wife. He died in 1640, Mary his second wife died in 1684. He was a descendant of the elder brother of Thomas Cranmer, 16C Archbishop of Canterbury.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	The inscription.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	†1743: Monument - Margaret Lowndes. Daughter of William and Margaret Lowndes.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	The inscription.
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Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	†1764: Monument - Margaret Lowndes. Wife of William Lowndes. Sculptor was John Vidler. (Probably by Vidler).
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	The inscription.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	†1775: Monument - William Lowndes. Sculptor was John Vidler. (Signed by Vidler).
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	The inscription.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	18c: Pulpit, with a carved panel that was probably a later addition.
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Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	1830-1837 : Royal Arms (William IV). Painted on canvas (4.5 ft square).
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	1885: Choir stalls with unusual decoration on end panels.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	The ends of two of the Choir Stalls.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	The rather striking decoration on one Choir Stall.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	Another Choir Stall recording that the decorative panels of 1885 are in memory of "EJV".
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Image © Michael G Hardy, 2012	1940: Church damaged by a bomb. The Nave Roof and S Porch suffered the most damage.
Image © Michael G Hardy, 2015	1963: New concrete Nave Roof.