History in Structure

Church of St George

A Grade I Listed Building in Toddington, Central Bedfordshire

  • Church of St George Toddington 1958

  • St George: early c16 Perpendicular church with early c13 work

  • St George: embattled, cruciform plan; c15 vestry added to chancel

  • St George: view from the west; late Victorian porch

  • St George: external carvings; some replaced due to softness of Totternhoe stone

  • St George: weathered animals, early c16, on moulding below parapet

  • St George: nave arcades with octagonal shafts, c.1310; clerestory added c15; lancet & original roof pitch above chancel arch

  • St George: chancel rebuilt c15; window of four-cinquefoiled lights

  • St George: restored c15 nave roof

  • St George: figures of angels carrying emblems of the Passion; shields associated with Thomas Peyvre, d.1429

  • St George: section of painting on south wall of nave

  • St George: Nicholas Peyvre, 1362; arms on shield (on a chevron, three fleur de lis)

  • St George: Nicholas Peyvre, 1362

  • St George: Thomas Peyvre, 1429; knight in chain mail & plate armour with bascinet

  • St George: Thomas Peyvre, 1429

  • St George: Thomas Peyvre, 1429

  • St George: Margaret Loring, wife of John Peyvre, c.1400; lady in long robes

  • St George: Margaret Loring, c.1400; reticulated headdress

  • St George: Anne Cheyne (nee Broughton) 1562

  • St George; shield from the tomb of Anne Cheyne, 1562

  • St George: Henry Cheyne, son of Thomas & Anne (Broughton), 1587; sat at trial of Mary Queen of Scots

  • St George: Henry Cheyne, 1587

  • St George: Jane Cheyne (nee Wentworth) 1614; headless & mutilated

  • St George: surviving shield from lost brass, quarterly of six

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Entry Name: Church of St George

Listing Date: 3 February 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1159540

English Heritage Legacy ID: 36099

ID on this website: 101159540

Location: St George of England Church, Toddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU5

County: Central Bedfordshire

Civil Parish: Toddington

Built-Up Area: Toddington

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Toddington

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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