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St Martin De Tours

Gotherington

Gloucestershire

C14, C15 restored in 1873 by John Middleton for the Rector G.G. Coventry as indicated by an inscription over the entrance.

Architectural Features

Nave south wall with buttresses with off-sets at the east and west ends: 4- light Perpendicular window with hollow-moulded mullions and trefoil heads within a Tudor-arched surround to the right of the porch

double Cl9 plank doors with decorative hinges within a moulded Tudor-arched surround within the porch.

Late C19 porch with diagonal buttresses and moulded Tudor-arched entrance with moulded hood and large foliate stops.

two C19 Decorated two-light windows with moulded hoods with 4-petal flowers at intervals and large carved head stops.

Chancel south wall: 3-light late Perpendicular window with trefoil-headed lights with carved spandrels within a deeply splayed Tudor-arched surround

Three-light C14 east window with reticulated tracery moulded hood and carved head stops.

C15 two-stage tower'with diagonal buttresses and moulded plinth.

Two-light stone-mullioned Tudor-arched belfry windows with wooden louvres

C19 panelled Tudor-arched roof to chancel with two large C19 angel corbels.

C17 chancel arch with moulded imposts.

-early plank door with fillets within a Tudor-arched surround to the right of the tower arch.

Traces of the former C14 nave arcade, comprising 3 blocked pointed arches, one with an impost, within the nave north wall.

mutilated canopy with lierne vaulting, Tudor rose and central pinnacle, now broken off.

Octagonal late C14 limestone font inside the south door.

C19 pews, pulpit and communion rails.

Mid C17 priest's chair, possibly made from a Puritan Communion table from Deerhurst, near font.

Simple late Cl9 or early C20 altar table and late C17 chair with lozenge decoration within the sanctuary.

Monuments: segmental-headed slatestone monument to the left of the tower arch to Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop, wife of Revd.

Bishop, died 1765 with inscription "NEAR THE FONT" at top.

Bishop, died 1766 near the font.

White and grey marble monument to Revd.

Ledger to John Roberts, the elder, husband of Katherin Roberts died 1650 with double heart motif at bottom of inscription (q.v. inscription on The Grange)

further inscription to John Roberts son of John Roberts, died 1682, below.

C19 stained glass east window dedicated to Gilbert Coventry, Rector, died 1906. (David Verey, The Buildings of England, The Vale and the Forest of Dean and V.C.H. Glos, Vol VIII, p105.)

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