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| HHER Number: | 4371 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, LITTLE GADDESDEN |
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Summary
Medieval parish church
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building (I)
- Area of Archaeological Significance 18
- Listed Building (I) 157710: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
Full description
Parish church with chancel, nave, N aisle and tower dated to 15C; SE chapel, S aisle and S porch c.1819 by Jeffry Wyatt for the 7th Earl of Bridgewater. Restored 1875-78. Coursed flint rubble with limestone dressings in 15C work, red brick parapet and buttresses to N aisle. Stucco with Portland stone dressings and castellated parapets in Wyatt's work. Uncoursed knapped flint with limestone dressings in 1875-8 work. A small medieval church of outstanding interest for its monuments <1>. See [1808] for possible shifted settlement, and [12816] for adjacent earthworks.
Roberts, Eileen, 1974, Totternhoe stone and flint in Hertfordshire churches; Medieval Archaeol 18, 66-89 (Article in serial). SHT2130.
Senar, Howard, 1980, Little Gaddesden parish church (Bibliographic reference). SHT4877.
<1> Listed Buildings description (Digital archive). SHT6690.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Article in serial: Roberts, Eileen. 1974. Totternhoe stone and flint in Hertfordshire churches; Medieval Archaeol 18, 66-89. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Senar, Howard. 1980. Little Gaddesden parish church. |
| <1> | Digital archive: Listed Buildings description. |
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