St Mary the
Virgin, Great Washbourne
23 May 2008
During
the Spring Bank
The The chancel, seen to the left on this picture, was
rebuilt in 1642 according to an inscription on the east wall. The vestry, built on to the north wall, is
accessed from the nave through the original north door and is a much later addition. |
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The stonework of much of the exterior walling is
irregular (some can be seen each side of the tympanum pictured to the right),
which could indicate Saxon construction. |
The tympanum over the south doorway is unusual, the carving being on an irregularly cut stone slab. |
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(left) The
interior of the nave looking east. The
squints each side of the Norman chancel arch can be seen. (right) Helen was tempted to ring the bell, whose
rope descends into the chancel. |
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The plaster on the interior walls has peeled in places, showing the walls had originally been painted, though the areas revealed are too small to see what was depicted. |
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Roger and Helen in the churchyard. |
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In the lane outside a fine specimen of the pink
flowering chestnut. |
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