Church of St Mary and St Peter, Tidenham | |
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![]() "Beautifully sited, with splendid views" | |
51°39′35″N 2°38′36″W / 51.6597°N 2.6434°W | |
Location | Tidenham, Gloucestershire |
Country | England, UK |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | Tidenham Parish Church |
History | |
Status | parish church |
Dedication | St Mary and Saint Peter |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Designated | 7 August 1954 |
Specifications | |
Materials | rubble masonry |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
Parish | Tidenham with Beachley and Lancaut |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd David Treharne |
The Church of St Mary and St Peter, Tidenham, is a parish church of the Diocese of Gloucester, England. It dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, and was extensively restored by John Norton in 1858. It is a Grade II* listed building and remains an active parish church.
The church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. [1] The west tower is the earliest remaining part, dating from the early 13th century. [2] Much of the rest, including most of the windows, is of the 14th century. [2] In 1858, a restoration was undertaken by John Norton. [a] [2] David Verey and Alan Brooks, in their revised 2002 volume, Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean, in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, called the restoration "drastic" [2] while Historic England describes it as "extensive". [1]
Declining attendance and the lack of modern facilities, in particular a car park, threatened the ongoing viability of the church in the early 21st century. [4] However, it remains an active parish church as of June 2021. [5]
Verey and Brooks note the church's favourable situation, "beautifully sited, with splendid views across the Severn Estuary". [2] The building comprises a large west tower, nave, chancel, vestry, aisle and porch. The building material is Red sandstone rubble. [1]
The church has a Grade II* listing designation. [1] In addition, the churchyard contains a large number of Grade II listed monuments including four commemorating members of the Webley family; [6] [7] [8] [9] one to Francis and Dorothy Seaborne [10] and one to the Madocke family; [11] one each to Mary Smith, [12] Henry Jones, [13] William Humpfrey, [14] James Woodhouse, [15] and Richard Jenkins; [16] and three to unidentified persons. [17] [18] [19]
Church of St Mary and St Peter, Tidenham | |
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![]() "Beautifully sited, with splendid views" | |
51°39′35″N 2°38′36″W / 51.6597°N 2.6434°W | |
Location | Tidenham, Gloucestershire |
Country | England, UK |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | Tidenham Parish Church |
History | |
Status | parish church |
Dedication | St Mary and Saint Peter |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Designated | 7 August 1954 |
Specifications | |
Materials | rubble masonry |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
Parish | Tidenham with Beachley and Lancaut |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd David Treharne |
The Church of St Mary and St Peter, Tidenham, is a parish church of the Diocese of Gloucester, England. It dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, and was extensively restored by John Norton in 1858. It is a Grade II* listed building and remains an active parish church.
The church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. [1] The west tower is the earliest remaining part, dating from the early 13th century. [2] Much of the rest, including most of the windows, is of the 14th century. [2] In 1858, a restoration was undertaken by John Norton. [a] [2] David Verey and Alan Brooks, in their revised 2002 volume, Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean, in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, called the restoration "drastic" [2] while Historic England describes it as "extensive". [1]
Declining attendance and the lack of modern facilities, in particular a car park, threatened the ongoing viability of the church in the early 21st century. [4] However, it remains an active parish church as of June 2021. [5]
Verey and Brooks note the church's favourable situation, "beautifully sited, with splendid views across the Severn Estuary". [2] The building comprises a large west tower, nave, chancel, vestry, aisle and porch. The building material is Red sandstone rubble. [1]
The church has a Grade II* listing designation. [1] In addition, the churchyard contains a large number of Grade II listed monuments including four commemorating members of the Webley family; [6] [7] [8] [9] one to Francis and Dorothy Seaborne [10] and one to the Madocke family; [11] one each to Mary Smith, [12] Henry Jones, [13] William Humpfrey, [14] James Woodhouse, [15] and Richard Jenkins; [16] and three to unidentified persons. [17] [18] [19]