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St Kenelm

Sapperton

Gloucestershire

Early C12 foundation with some traces remaining in north transept, crossing tower

Architectural Features

nave and chancel roofs of C14, alterations to north transept in C16, church largely rebuilt by Atkyns family at beginning of C18.

South transept has twin gables with moulded entrance doorway on left and animal head gargoyle between Nave and chancel windows round-headed with some of original clear greenish glass of early C18.

Interior: Tower supported on four C14 arches with ogee-arched tomb recess under north arch.

Font in south porch of C15 with contemporary linen-fold benches adjacent.

Carved pew ends, panelling in south transept, gallery frontal and oak cornice all came from Sapperton Park, demolished c1730.

Very, fine collection of monuments.

In chancel, several C17 wall tablets,

one dated 1584.

This tablet and a large monument to the Poole family, dated 1574, with a recumbent stone knight and Renaissance canopy, on east wall of north transept, are by Gildo or Gildon of Hereford.

Also in north transept large Renaissance tomb of Sir Henry Poole, died 1616, with kneeling marble effigies of him and his family.

In south transept, monument to Sir Robert Atkyns, historian of Gloucestershire, died 1711, by Edward Stanton.

Reclining figure of Atkyns under Ionic canopy with elaborate carved structure above and long inscription at the back. - -

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