Church of the Holy Cross | |
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51°40′50″N 2°10′32″W / 51.6806°N 2.1755°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website |
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Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Designated | 6 September 1954 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Parish | Avening |
The Anglican Church of the Holy Cross at Avening in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in late 11th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]
Outside the church is a stone coffin from before the Norman Conquest. [2]
Parts of the church date from the late 11th century. [1] It was commissioned by Queen Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. [3]
The tower, west bay of the chancel, north aisle, and north doorway were added in the 12th century. [4] The transepts were added in the late 13th. [1] The top storey of the tower was added in the 14th century. [5]
From the 11th to 14th century the church was the property of the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, [2] although this was disputed by Tewkesbury Abbey. [4]
The building was restored in 1902, [1] after part of the tower had collapsed causing damage to part of the nave and north aisle. [4]
The parish is part of the benefice of Avening with Cherington within the Diocese of Gloucester. [6]
The Cotswold stone building is cruciform in layout. It has a two- bay north aisle with a porch. The nave has a 14th-century wagon roof. There are parts of the Norman architecture still intact including the doorway, arcade and chancel arch. The three-stage tower is supported by buttresses. [1]
The interior includes a table from 1657. There are several monuments and tablets along with a kneeling effigy of Henry Brydges of Avening Court. The stained glass of the East Window is by Clayton and Bell and two in the nave by Christopher Whall. [1]
The war memorial tablet commemorates villagers who died in the First World War, Second World War and the Iraq War. [7]
Church of the Holy Cross | |
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51°40′50″N 2°10′32″W / 51.6806°N 2.1755°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website |
www |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Designated | 6 September 1954 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Parish | Avening |
The Anglican Church of the Holy Cross at Avening in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in late 11th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]
Outside the church is a stone coffin from before the Norman Conquest. [2]
Parts of the church date from the late 11th century. [1] It was commissioned by Queen Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. [3]
The tower, west bay of the chancel, north aisle, and north doorway were added in the 12th century. [4] The transepts were added in the late 13th. [1] The top storey of the tower was added in the 14th century. [5]
From the 11th to 14th century the church was the property of the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, [2] although this was disputed by Tewkesbury Abbey. [4]
The building was restored in 1902, [1] after part of the tower had collapsed causing damage to part of the nave and north aisle. [4]
The parish is part of the benefice of Avening with Cherington within the Diocese of Gloucester. [6]
The Cotswold stone building is cruciform in layout. It has a two- bay north aisle with a porch. The nave has a 14th-century wagon roof. There are parts of the Norman architecture still intact including the doorway, arcade and chancel arch. The three-stage tower is supported by buttresses. [1]
The interior includes a table from 1657. There are several monuments and tablets along with a kneeling effigy of Henry Brydges of Avening Court. The stained glass of the East Window is by Clayton and Bell and two in the nave by Christopher Whall. [1]
The war memorial tablet commemorates villagers who died in the First World War, Second World War and the Iraq War. [7]