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St Mary

St. Briavels

Gloucestershire

C12, C13 and C19.

Architectural Features

Mainly sandstone rubble, but tower and chancel in coursed and dressed sandstone, stone tile roofs to coped verges, but south aisle lead covered.

North aisle with 3 windows of C14 pattern, between 2 buttresses, the roof swept to that of nave

Interior: 5-bay Norman south arcade with round columns to square abaci, 4-bay early English north arcade with octagonal columns and moulded caps to a hollow necking, double chamfer arches, C19 scissors roof, south triforium has 4 small deep-splayed lancets - the triforium wall running behind and clear of the rebuilt tower.

The heavy Norman crossing remains, although the tower has disappeared, with attached Norman columns, 4 of which have plain caps, and 4 with carved decoration

Arches from aisles to transepts richly moulded, the south transept has a cinquefoil cusped early C14 tomb recess with coffin in recess with early tall-flower decoration and several other monuments

Floors generally stone, but some concrete slab in nave and aisles and tile to chancel.

At the west end of the south aisle is a free-standing monument with 2 recumbent Elizabethan figures, 3 kneeling children, and some loose classical fragments.

The font is of unusual design, with a round bowl on 16 horizontal extended lobes, set to moulding over a shaft and octagonal base

a Norman design.

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