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St George

St George

Kings Stanley

Gloucestershire

C14 alterations, C15 aisle

Architectural Features

C19 restored Perpendicular moulded south doorway with 4-centred arch and C14 ogee-headed niche over with C20 carved St. George.

Perpendicular porch, extended at some date, has Tudor arch with hood in parapet-gabled end with diagonal offset buttresses

C15 aisle extended to east in 1823 with bays of matching design.

Five Perpendicular-traceried windows in wall with variety of buttresses, one to right of porch dated 1607, another at point of extension dated 1823

North nave wall has C12 corbel table running full length, most corbels being very weathered but some retain face carving.

The church has 12th century origins with many later alterations and additions.
Enlarged and extensively altered during the 19th century.
The church was Grade I listed (the highest category) in June 1960.

Blocked C12 round-arched north doorway

The church has 12th century origins with many later alterations and additions. Enlarged and extensively altered during the 19th century. The church was Grade I listed (the highest category) in June 1960.

© Jaggery

Three main nave windows are narrow C14 with Decorated tracery, 2 being C19 restorations.

Tower of 3 stages is C12 to lower 2 with narrow round-arched window on north and south sides and clasping buttresses.

C14 belfry has 2-light opening to each face with stone louvres.

Moulded string course below crenellated parapet has 2 carved animal gargoyles to each tower face.

C12 tower arch and row of 5 carved head corbels in north nave wall set well below present boarded barrel-vaulted roof with painted decoration by Bodley.

Part of splay to C12 nave window survives with zig-zag border.

Choir stalls are thought to be by Rev. John Gibson, 4 being carved with the Evangelists.

C19 timber panelled pulpit

Square 1877 font with coloured marble inlay stands on central circular pier with small marble columns at corners.

Tower contains collection of medieval tiles set in sill of west window.

also Clutterbuck memorial dated 1655 with segmental pediment and flanking mourners.

At the east end of the south aisle.

Most stained glass is by Clayton and Bell.

At the east end of the south aisle.

© Philip Pankhurst