Church of St Mary, Icomb
Church of St Mary | |
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Coordinates: 51°54′06″N 1°41′26″W / 51.9018°N 1.6905°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Designated | 25 August 1960 |
Administration | |
Benefice | Evenlode Vale |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Province | Canterbury |
The Anglican Church of St Mary at Icomb in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 15th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
History[]
The first church on the site was had a nave built in the 12th century with the chancel added in the 13th.[2] A Norman doorway in the nave north wall has been blocked up.[3] The tower was added around 1600.[3]
The parish is part of the Evenlode Vale benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[4]
Architecture[]
The limestone building consists of a nave, chancel and a south transept.[1] The three-stage tower has a gabled roof and contains a peal of tubular bells.[1][2]
Within the church is a plaque in memory of those from the village who died in World War I.[5] The piscina is from the 13th century and has a trefoil-headed arch.[1][6] The stained glass includes an east window by James Powell and Sons.[3]
References[]
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- ^ a b c d "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Parishes: Iccomb Pages 412-418 A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "St Mary Icomb". Evenlode Churches. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "St Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "St Mary The Virgin Church Palque WW1". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0948251924.
- Church of England church buildings in Gloucestershire
- Grade I listed churches in Gloucestershire
- Cotswold District