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St George

Ermin Park

Gloucestershire

Anglican parish church, consecrated 1142, rebuilt C14, altered and restored c1847.

Architectural Features

Monument to Elizabeth, wife of Peter Herbert of Hucclecote and other members of that family on the left-hand return of the porch.

South transept with a restored pointed 2-light window with a moulded hood and carved head stops to the south facing gable.

Three-stage tower with C12 lower stages, upper stage rebuilt C19.

Two-light window to the right of the stair turret with reticulated tracery and moulded hood with carved head stops

Upper stage: 2-light belfry windows with hoods with carved head stops and battlemented parapet.

Two 2-light pointed windows with hoods with carved head stops flanking a small studded priest's door within a moulded surround between the two windows.

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

Probably early C16, flat panelled roof to the south transept with bosses and frieze with vine scroll ornament in the south transept.

Four-bay C14 nave arcade with octagonal piers and bases on square plinths and moulded capitals with ballflower ornament and double-chamfered pointed arches.

C12 round-headed arch of three orders to the crossing with engaged columns with scalloped capitals

C12 chancel arch of two orders with chevron and roll mouldings rising from massive circular piers with scalloped capitals with imposts with inset corners.

C14 column piscina with a moulded arched head in the south wall of the chancel.

C12 tub font inside the south door.

C19 Neo- Norman style wooden altar with three round-headed blind arches with chevroned decoration: figure of Christ surrounded by cherubim and seraphim painted on the central arch with the figures of two women in the arches either side.

Monuments on the nave south wall: Baroque monument to John Jones, died 1747 and Sarah his wife, died 1776: lugged inscription panel, gadrooning across the bottom, egg and tongue moulded at the top, pair of winged cherubs and heraldic shield at the top.

White and grey marble monument to John Jones of Coopers Hill, died 1828.

White and grey monument to Elizabeth wife of Henry Yates Jones of Droy's Court, died 1840 and other members of that family.

Monuments on the nave north wall: monument to William Young, died 1762.

Monument in the north aisle to Susannah, wife of John Lawrence, died 1724 and three children.

Five C19 simple marble monuments in the chancel.

Fine marble monument to Christopher Guise, died 1670 with inscription in Latin: bust of the deceased inset into wall surrounded by fruit and foliage, heraldic shield, crowned swan and cherubs at the top.

Stained glass: C19 stained glass by Wailes in the east window.

C19 stained glass in the west window of the nave, one window in the nave south wall, and one window in the north aisle.

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