Church of St Mary, Edgeworth explained

Church of St Mary
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:Gloucester
Province:Canterbury
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed building
Designated Date:26 November 1958
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire
Benefice:Ermin West

The Anglican Church of St Mary at Edgeworth in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

History

The building was originally Saxon but has been revised and expanded many times. In the 12th century the chancel was added and the tower in the 14th.

A major Victorian restoration removed some of the Romanesque architecture in the interior of the church.[2]

Several species of bats have been identified in the church.[3]

Architecture

The limestone building has stone slate roofs. It consists of a nave, chancel, south porch and west tower.[1] The tower has a sundial and many gargoyles and grotesques.[4]

Most of the internal furnishing is from the 19th century, but there is a font and some of the bench ends from the 15th century.[1] There are also remnants of 14th-century stained glass.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St. Mary . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 11 October 2020 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011173235/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1305299 . live .
  2. Web site: History of St Mary's Church, Edgeworth . Ermin West Benefice . 11 October 2020 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011173241/https://erminwestbenefice.org.uk/our-churches/edgeworth/history-of-st-marys-church-edgeworth/ . live .
  3. Web site: The Church . Bats in Churches . 11 October 2020 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011173244/https://batsinchurches.org.uk/projects/edgeworth-st-mary/ . live .
  4. Book: Lees . Hilary . Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds . 1998 . Walnut Tree . 978-0948251924. 33–34.