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St Leonard

Stowell

Gloucestershire

C12, Transitional, C13, C17, restored 1898 by C. Hodgson Fowler.

Architectural Features

C20 plank door with fillets within C12 surround with plain recessed semi-circular tympanum with moulded imposts and semi-circular chamfered hood.

central canted buttress pierced by small round-headed C12 window.

North transept, rebuilt C17 after collapse of tower.

Small C13 lancet in west wall of south transept.

Tile hung open-sided bell turret at east end of nave with tall curved pyramidal roof.

plastered with fragments of wall paintings.

West arch with carved capitals showing development towards stiff stalk carving.

Similar columns and capitals (lacking decorative carving) facing into transepts.

Ceilings of crossing and transepts panelled, carved wooden bosses within crossing.

Panelled C19 roof rising to point with curving foliate carving at apex.

Mutilated C14 pointed arched Easter sepulchre in same wall near altar.

C13 octagonal stone font at west end of nave.

Pews and pulpit C20 oak.

Vestry in north transept divided from remainder of church by C20 carved oak screen.

C20 brass eagle lectern.

Monuments

grey marble monument to Lady Annabella Howe, widow of John Howe of Compton, died 1703/4 in chancel left of Easter sepulchre.

Grey marble monument on wall opposite to Mrs. Anne Morgan, died 1712.

Large portion of Doom wall painting of c1150-1200 on north wall of nave depicting the Heavenly Court at top with Our Lady seated at the centre flanked either side by the Apostles, arranged in pairs, in an arcade of round-headed arches watching the sifting of the souls below.

Fragments of two more wall paintings of similar date within south transept.

C19 stained glass east window.

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