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St Mary

Temple Guiting

Gloucestershire

C12 chancel with remnant of C13 extension east.

Architectural Features

C12 nave

C13 north transept virtually rebuilt C16.

Tower rebuilt C17 with pinnacles added 1834.

Blocked door C16 with hollow- chamfered and roll-moulded surround with carved spandrels.

Remnants of C12 corbel table at east end of nave on north and south side.

C14 two-light traceried window restored C19 in blocking of earlier window with cusped head.

C12 corbel table decorated with carved animal and human heads.

Early English roll-moulded corbels remain at east end from C13 extension.

String below with a gargoyle at each corner and intermediate gargoyles.

Interior: remains of Saxon cross on right wall inside porch, cusped heads of possible stone screen with carved spandrels also.

C12 reused winged lion corbel on north wall.

Fittings: late Decorated octagonal stone font with carved four-leafed flowers on each face opposite south door (now blocked).

Early C18 pulpit in north west corner of nave with inlay carved enrichments and sunrays.

Lectern, pews and stalls all late C19 and early C20.

Three C15 - early C16 stained glass panels in central window of south side nave, central panel depicting St. James the Less with his emblem, the fullers club, (fulling was once common in the parish).

Monuments and plaques fine example of the arms of George II in moulded plaster, 1742 by John Switzer.

C18 benefactions board above font.

Remains of C18 reredos with very fine commandment boards, creed and Lord's prayer with highly decorated foliate carving and margins.

Highly symbolic decorated marble monument to John Beale died 1774, (q.v. Manor Farm).

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