Church of St Mary, Temple Guiting
Church
51°57′35″N 1°54′43″W / 51.9597°N 1.9120°W / 51.9597; -1.9120The Anglican Church of St Mary at Temple Guiting 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 century and largely rebuilt in the 16th. The tower was rebuilt in the 17th century and the porch added in 1884.[1] A Victorian restoration was carried out between 1743 and 1785 by J. E. K. Cutts.[2][1]
The parish is part of The Guitings, Cutsdean, Farmcote, Upper Slaughter benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[3]
Architecture
The limestone building has a stone slate roof. It consists of a nave with transept, chancel and west tower.[1] The tower has a clock on the north face which was installed in 1870.[4] The exterior of the chancel has a series of gargoyles.[5]
Over the north door is a wooden panel with the Ten Commandments.[5] There is an alabaster tablet commemorating those from the village who died in World War I.[6]
There is some stained glass from the 15th and 16th century however several panels were sold in 1809 and are now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[5][2] A more modern lancet window has glass in memory of Jack Butterworth, Baron Butterworth.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Mary's church, Temple Guiting.
- ^ a b c d "Churcn of 5t. Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "St Mary's Church, Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire". Wasleys. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "St Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0948251924.
- ^ a b c Ross, David. "Temple Guiting - St Mary's Church". Britain Express. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Temple Guiting WW1 Tablet". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
