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]
| Church of St Andrew | |
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  Church of St Andrew | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 26 January 1961 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
History edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Church of St. Andrew". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "St Andrew's Church, Sevenhampton". Coln River Group of Parishes. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ross, David. "Sevenhampton, St Andrew's Church". Britain Express. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Verey, David (2007). Cotswold Churches. The History Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-1845880286.
- ^ "St Andrew". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Churches". Sevenhampton. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "St Andrew's Church, Sevenhampton". Church Database. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "St Andrews Church - WW1". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.