Church of St Andrew, Sevenhampton explained

Church of St Andrew
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:Gloucester
Province:Canterbury
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed building
Designated Date:26 January 1961
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire

The Anglican Church of St Andrew at Sevenhampton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries with the tower being added in the 15th.[2] In 1136 the church was given to Llanthony Priory by Robert de Bethune the Bishop of Hereford.[3] [4] The work around 1500 included the insertion of the lantern tower over the Crossing.[5] The church underwent Victorian restoration by Frederick S. Waller in 1892.[1] [4]

The parish of Sevenhampton with Charlton Abbots is part of the Coln River Group benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[6] [7]

Architecture

The cruciform limestone building has a stone slate roof. It consists of the nave with south porch, chancel, north and south transepts and a central tower. The three-stage tower has an octagonal staircase leading to the roof.[1] [3] [4] Within the tower are three bells, the oldest of which dates from the 15th century.[4]

Nine of the church windows have stained glass, the oldest of which is from 1869.[8] There are two fonts, one from the late 17th century and the other Victorian.[3]

Within the church is a memorial tablet listing the names of those from the village who died in World War I.[9] Among the other memorials are several to the Lawrence family of Whittington Court.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St. Andrew . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 10 December 2020 . 10 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210134320/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1341334 . live .
  2. Web site: St Andrew's Church, Sevenhampton . Coln River Group of Parishes . 10 December 2020 . 6 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806182105/http://colnriver.org.uk/sevenhampton.html . live .
  3. Web site: Ross . David . Sevenhampton, St Andrew's Church . Britain Express . 10 December 2020 . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101091452/https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/churches/sevenhampton.htm . live .
  4. Web site: Parishes: Sevenhampton Pages 166-187 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds. . British History Online . Victoria County History . 10 December 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804205956/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol9/pp166-187#h3-0005 . live .
  5. Book: Verey . David . Cotswold Churches . 2007 . The History Press . 978-1845880286. 184.
  6. Web site: St Andrew . A Church Near You . Church of England . 10 December 2020 . 10 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210134321/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14365/more-information/ . live .
  7. Web site: Churches . Sevenhampton . 10 December 2020 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020232846/https://www.sevenhampton.org/churches/ . live .
  8. Web site: St Andrew's Church, Sevenhampton . Church Database . 10 December 2020 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020232520/http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS433.php . live .
  9. Web site: St Andrews Church - WW1 . Imperial War Museum . 10 December 2020 . 10 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210134323/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33623 . live .

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