Church of St Mary the Virgin, Meysey Hampton

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St Mary's, Meysey Hampton
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Location in Gloucestershire
Coordinates: 51°41′57″N1°49′55″W / 51.6992°N 1.8320°W / 51.6992; -1.8320
OS grid reference SP 11706 00060
Location Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
History
Status Parish church
Dedication Virgin Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Gloucester
Archdeaconry Cheltenham
Deanery Fairford

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire. It is in the Diocese of Gloucester and the archdeaconry of Cheltenham. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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The church was built in the 13th century, possibly funded by the Knights Templar.

History and present day

The church was consecrated in 1269. [1] It is thought to have been financed by the Knights Templar. [2] The church was extended and some alterations were made to the chancel in the 14th century. [3] It was restored in 1872–74 under the direction of the London architect James Brooks. [1]

The church has been a Grade II* listed building since 26 November 1958. [1] The grade – the middle of three – is for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest". [4]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built of rubble masonry with slate roofs. Most of the work is Early English, with later parts Decorated Gothic. [1] [5] According to David Verey it is "not a typical Cotswold church". [6] Its plan is cruciform with a central tower; the nave and chancel are nearly the same length. The transepts lie to the north and south. [6] There is a porch in the middle of the south wall. [1] The central, square tower is of one stage and has two belfry lancet arches on each side. [1] It has a crenellated parapet with gargoyles. [6]

The nave and transepts also have lancet windows. [1] The chancel has three two-light windows to the south, trefoil-headed windows in an arched surrounds and ogee-headed windows in a square surrounds. [1] The three-light east window has geometric tracery and a ballflower border. [6]

Interior

Internally, the roof has five bays and has original curved bracing to the tie beams. [1] The crossing has simple, matched arches. [6]

There lectern is Jacobean, inscribed with "Christian Jacketts, 1622". [6] There is a 17th-century monument to Dr James Vaulx, with a portrait of him with his wives. [6] Medieval stained glass removed from the church in the 19th century was exhibited at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester in 2006. [3]

Churchyard

In the churchyard about 15 feet (4.6 m) south of the church is a group of five 17th- and 18th-century monuments that are listed Grade II. [7]

By north side of the church is the war grave of a World War I gunner of the Royal Field Artillery. [8]

Parish

Meysey Hampton has long had links with Marston Meysey, over the county border in Wiltshire but also within the diocese of Gloucester. A chapel was built there in the 13th century and was dependent on St Mary's, although for periods in the 14th and 17th centuries the chapel functioned as a parish church. William Rankin, rector of Meysey Hampton, took on the additional duties of curate of Marston Meysey, thereby uniting the two livings from 1873 to 1882. He instigated the building of a new St James' church at Marston Meysey, designed by Brooks soon after his restoration work at Meysey Hampton. [9]

The two benefices were united in 1924, [10] effective on the first vacancy, which occurred in 1937. [9] Today St Mary's is within the area of the South Cotswolds Team Ministry, alongside 21 other churches. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1156083)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Hall, p. 87
  3. 1 2 Rosewell, Roger (January 2007), "Loss Discovery and Rescue: Medieval Glass from Meysey Hampton Church (Glocs.)", Vidimus, CVMA, no. 3, ISSN   1753-0741 , retrieved 25 April 2011
  4. ↑ Caring for Listed Buildings, English Heritage, archived from the original on 26 January 2013, retrieved 24 April 2011
  5. ↑ Verey, p. 26
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Verey, p. 135
  7. ↑ "Group of Five Monuments About 41/2 Metres South of Church of St Mary the Virgin", Heritage Gateway, English Heritage, retrieved 25 April 2011
  8. ↑ "Bulpit, W H". CWGC Archive Online. Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  9. 1 2 Bainbridge, Virginia, ed. (2011). "Historic Parishes – Marston Meysey". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 18. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 210–224. Retrieved 5 December 2022– via British History Online.
  10. ↑ "No. 32930". The London Gazette . 25 April 1924. p. 3339.
  11. ↑ "St Mary, Meysey Hampton". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "South Cotswolds Team Ministry". St Mary's Church, Fairford. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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