Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire

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Notable Feature Images for St Michael & All Angels, Aston Clinton


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c1270: S Arcade.

Detail of S Arcade capitals.


c1340: N Arcade and Tower Arch.

Detail of N Arcade capitals (70 years later than the S Arcade) with finer mouldings on the capitals and label stop heads.


14C : Circular Clerestory Windows.


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14C : Chancel and Chancel Arch.


14C : Three seated Sedilia and Piscina. On the S wall of the Chancel, they all have ogee arches and tall pinnacles, all ornately crocketed.

Three seats, and very elaborately decorated stonework, is surprising for a village church.

A closer look at the arch over the right hand seat.


14C : Easter Sepulchre. Quite a rare survival, on the N wall of the Chancel, like the Sedilia, it has an ogee arch. The 2 angels are 19C replacements of the original figures.

In the 1840s the 2 statues were described as mutilated, one had no legs, and the other no head.


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1768: Monument - John Somner. He died in 1768 aged 53, and his wife Ann "caused this Monument to be erected to his memory".

The inscription plaque on the monument.


1806: Monument - Mary Minshull. She died in 1806 at the age of 32. The Monument also records 3 other family members.

The inscription.


1828: Monument - John Hardwick Minshull. He died in 1828 at the age of 33 . The Monument also records his brother William who died in 1831 aged 36.

The inscription.


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†1836: Hatchment - Francis 2nd Viscount Lake. He also has a monument in the church.


†1840: Hatchments - George Rowland Minshull. 2 hatchments which are virtually identical. He also has a monument in the church.

One of the 2 very similar hatchments.


c1846: Monument - Edward Horwood. The Monument also records the deaths of his 3 children who all died between 1845 and 1849.

The inscription.


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1849: Chancel Restored. Church seating was also replaced. Architect was Edward Buckton Lamb.


1849: Chancel Roof. An unusual design by Edward Buckton Lamb. Architect was Edward Buckton Lamb.


1867: Restoration of Nave. The Porches were also restored. The upper Storey of the S Porch was originally the Priest's Room.


1867: Pulpit. The pulpit probably dates from 1867 when the Nave was restored.


1867: Font. The font probably dates from 1867 when the Nave was restored.


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†1870: Monument - Rev Charles Eyton. He was Rector from 1849-1870. The Monument is also in memory of the Rector's wife, Philadelphia who died in 1880.

The inscription.


†1876: Hatchment - Sir Anthony Rothschild.


†1944: Monument - Frances Down. She was the only daughter of William Minshull. The monument proudly tells us that she was a descendant of a Knight from the 3rd Crusade, in 1189-1192.

The inscription.

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