St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore :: Shared Description

This church was originally in the centre of the village of Mentmore and surviving details date back to the early 13th century. Over the centuries other changes were made until the mid-Victorian period. Then Baron Mayer de Rothschild purchased the Manor of Mentmore, and relocated the village away from the church so he could build his magnificent house, Mentmore Towers, on the site of the village. The church underwent a major restoration and partial rebuild in 1858, carried out by George Stokes.
It is a Grade II* listed building LinkExternal link
The church is no longer a separate parish being linked with Cheddington and Marsworth.
by Chris Reynolds
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SP9019 : The Staff Path to St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : Gravestones by the South Porch, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Hatchment, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : Spring in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore, from the East by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : Looking towards the South Porch, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The North Side of St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Primrose Memorial, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Tower of St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The porch of St Mary the Virgin Church, Mentmore by David Purchase
SP9019 : The War Memorial, The Churchyard, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Path to the South Porch, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The East Window, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore, from the South West by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : Looking towards the Chancel, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : Late 18th century gravestones at St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Font, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Chancel and Vestry, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds
SP9019 : The Nave, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore by Chris Reynolds


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Created: Fri, 30 Mar 2012, Updated: Fri, 30 Mar 2012

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