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| HER Number | MWB5283 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | St Matthew's Church, Midgham |
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Summary
Grade II listed church, built in 1869 to replace the chapel in Midgham Park to the east which was then demolished.
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1303395: CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 03919.02.000
- Church Heritage Record: 9597
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (C): ø Map No 28 12/227 Church of St. Matthew
Built 1869 by John Johnson in flint with nave, Chancel, North Chapel and S.W. Spire. Rich interior with polished granite piers.
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
St Matthew's church was erected in 1869 in a neo-Gothic 13th century style <1>, on a new site. All interior fittings are 19th century. The old church was further east in the grounds of Midgham House and was demolished. Pevsner <3> notes that from the Bath Road (A4) St Matthew's appears to lie on the hill on its own. The architect was John Johnson who also was responsible for the new church at Brimpton on the south side of the Kennet valley; both churches are of flint with spires.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the church in the early 20th century <8>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Wardle, P. 2008-present. TheParishChurch.co.uk. www.theparishchurch.co.uk. 25/11/2021. [Website / SWB150112]
http://www.theparishchurch.co.uk/index2.htm (Accessed 25/11/2021) |
| <00> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø Map No 28 12/227. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <01> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1923. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks III 1923. Vol 3. p325. [Monograph / SWB10005]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3 (Accessed 08/03/2022) |
| <02> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p135. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <03> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). P178. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <04> | Allen, J R L. 2007. Late Churches and Chapels in Berkshire - A geological perspective from the late eighteenth century to the First World War. BAR Series 432. p112; App IV. [Monograph / SWB147258] |
| <05> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p384. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <06> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1943. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1943 47. 47. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p15-17 in The Church Bells of Berkshire. [Article in serial / SWB8792]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=47 (Accessed 10/08/2016) |
| <07> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1954-5. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1954-55 54. 54. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p58 in The Rebuilding and Repair of Berkshire Churches .... [Article in serial / SWB6840]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=54 (Accessed 31/08/2016) |
| <08> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:2000.20.250. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <09> | The Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS). 2018. TACS database of UK Architectural Ceramics Locations. http://tilesoc.org.uk/tacs/. Midgham. [Website / SWB149500]
http://tilesoc.org.uk/tacs/ (Accessed 15/11/2018) |
| <10> | British Geological Survey. 2017. Strategic Stone Study: BGS Enhanced Listings. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149695] |
| <11> | 1993. Midgham Park, Berkshire, Memorial Inscriptions. [Unpublished document / SWB14156] |
Related Monuments
| MWB5281 | MIDGHAM VILLAGE (Monument) |
| MWB3713 | Site of Chapel, grounds of Midgham House (Monument) |
| MWB19564 | Hall Court, Midgham (Building) |
| MWB16528 | Site of first Midgham House (Monument) |
| MWB5291 | St Peter's Church, Brimpton (Building) |
| MWB3714 | St Peter's Church, Woolhampton (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1719 | The Strategic Stone Study |
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