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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

  • St Mary's Church, Wotton Under Edge

  • St Mary's Church, Wotton Under Edge

  • Church of St Mary, Wotton-Under-Edge, Glos 2014

  • Church of St Mary, Wotton-Under-Edge, Glos 2014

  • Church of St Mary, Wotton-Under-Edge, Glos 2014

  • St Mary's Church, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire 2014

  • St Mary the Virgin: early c14 lower parts of tower; upper stages Perpendicular c.1370; diagonal buttresses, crocketed pinnacles

  • St Mary the Virgin: re-consecrated in 1283 having been destroyed by fire in the reign of King John; Perpendicular aisle windows

  • St Mary the Virgin: view of the north side showing projecting chapel

  • St Mary the Virgin: two storeyed south porch rebuilt 1658; ogee headed niches flank the window above entrance

  • St Mary the Virgin: c13 arcades; north has round piers & foliated capitals, south has plainer moulded capitals on alternating round & octagonal piers

  • St Mary the Virgin: c13 nave looking west; shows different ages of building

  • St Mary the Virgin: indent to Richard de Wotton, vicar, d.1329, kneeling at a cross; Lombardic lettering

  • St Mary the Virgin: Purbeck marble tomb chest to Thomas Lord Berkeley, d.1417, & wife Margaret, d.1392

  • St Mary the Virgin: Thomas Lord Berkeley, 1417, & wife Margaret, d.1392, daughter of Lord Lisle

  • St Mary the Virgin: detail from the brass of Thomas Berkeley, d.1417; knight with pointed bascinet to which a camail is attached

  • St Mary the Virgin: detail from the brass of Margaret Lady Berkeley, d.1392; crespine headdress ornamented with jewels

  • St Mary the Virgin: lion at the feet of Thomas Lord Berkeley, d.1417

  • St Mary the Virgin: dog with collar & bells at the foot of Margaret Lady Berkeley, d.1392

  • St Mary the Virgin: mermaid on collar of Thomas Lord Berkeley, d.1417

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 30 June 1961

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1052363

English Heritage Legacy ID: 128101

ID on this website: 101052363

Location: St Mary's Church, Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL12

County: Gloucestershire

District: Stroud

Civil Parish: Wotton-under-Edge

Built-Up Area: Wotton-under-Edge

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Wotton-under-Edge with Ozleworth

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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