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St Martin

St Martin

Horsley

Gloucestershire

C15 tower, main body rebuilt 1838-9 by Thomas Rickman.

Architectural Features

Broad west tower is only survival from medieval church, 4 string courses being carried over diagonal corner buttresses and rectangular stair turret on north side.

More elaboration to east end: 3-light Decorated east window with enriched crocketed ogee hood with carved head stops.

Later raised choir floor at centre of crossing with decorative wrought iron screen and iron openwork pulpit all added during 1887 restoration.

Various C18 or early Cl9 monuments, one with broken pediment surmounted by escutcheon and flaming urns, inscribed to EDWARD WEBB, Clothier died 1751

Earlier monuments at west end include finely carved Baroque monument to Martha Bishop, died 1714

ST8398 : St Martin, Horsley - Font

Octagonal stone font is C19 and 'THE GIFT OF E. HEAD DALTON.' A good example of Thomas Rickman's architecture although called 'a preaching church in rather thin Gothic clothes' by David Verey.

ST8398 : St Martin, Horsley - Font

© John Salmon