Church of St Andrew, Eastleach Turville
| Church of St Andrew | |
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  Church of St Andrew | |
| 51°44′47″N 1°42′31″W / 51.7465°N 1.7087°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 26 Jan 1961 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Benefice | South Cotswold Team Ministry |
The Anglican Church of St Andrew at Eastleach Turville in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
History[edit]
The nave, north wall and arch of the chancel were built in the 12th century. In the 13th a north aisle and tower were added.[2] Various restorations and revisions were carried out in the 17th to 19th centuries and the three-bay hammerbeam roof was replaced in 1906 or 1909 in elm.[2][1][3]
John Keble was the curate of this church and the neighbouring St Michael and St Martin's Church in 1815.[4] The Keble family had been lords of the manor for generations.[5][6]
The parish is part of the South Cotswold Team Ministry benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[7]
Architecture[edit]
The limestone building has stone slate roofs. It consists of a chancel, nave with north transept and a west tower.[2][1]
The saddleback tower was added in the late 12th or early 13th century.[5] It contains two bells which were recast by Rudhall of Gloucester in 1789.[2]
The Norman doorway, which dates from around 1130, has a carved tympanum with Christ in Majesty in the centre with angels on either side.[8][5] This is surrounded by enriched chevron mouldings.[4]
The octagonal font was carved in the 15th century and the hexagonal pulpit with its carved panels is Jacobean.[8][1] The parish chest is from 1678.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Church of St Andrew". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Eastleach Turville Pages 61-69 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-0948251924.
- ^ a b Verey, David (2007). Cotswold Churches. The History Press. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1845880286.
- ^ a b c Ross, David. "Eastleach Turville, St Andrew's Church". Britain Express. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Moriarty, Denis (1989). Buildings of the Cotswolds. Gollancz. p. 104. ISBN 978-0575040595.
- ^ "St Andrew's, Eastleach". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "St Andrew's Church, Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire". Wasleys. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.