St Saviour's Church, Tetbury facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Saviour's Church, Tetbury |
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St Saviour's Church, Tetbury, from the north
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| OS grid reference | ST 887 932 |
| Location | Tetbury, Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1848 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 21 March 1985 |
| Architect(s) | Samuel Daukes A. W. N. Pugin John Hardman |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, Cotswold stone roofs |
St Saviour's Church is an old church built in the 1800s. It is located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. This historic building is looked after by The Churches Conservation Trust.
A famous architect named Samuel Daukes designed the church. Other talented people, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and John Hardman, helped design the roof of the chancel. St Saviour's Church is very important. It is listed as a Grade II* building on the National Heritage List for England. This means it is a special historic place.
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A Look Back in Time
The church was built in 1848. It was meant to be a smaller church for the main St Mary the Virgin's Church in Tetbury.
Back then, richer people paid to have their own seats, called pews, at St Mary's. St Saviour's was built for people who could not afford these fees. It was known as "a little church for the poor."
Church Design and Features
Outside the Church
St Saviour's is a Gothic Revival church. This style brings back the look of old Gothic buildings. It uses local stone and Cotswold stone for its roofs.
The church has a main area called a nave. It also has side sections called aisles and a chancel at the front. A small room called a north vestry sticks out from the chancel. You enter the church through a porch on the south side.
The church roof has steep, pointed ends called gables. These stick out past the roofline. They have small crosses on top. At the west end, there is a small tower for bells called a bellcote. The nave roof slopes down over the aisles. This means there is no separate upper window section.
The corners of the church have strong supports called buttresses. There are also two more buttresses at the front, at the ends of the aisles.
Windows and Light
The main windows have fancy stone patterns. This style is called Flowing Decorated Gothic. It was popular in the early 1300s. The largest window is at the east end of the chancel. It has three sections.
There are two-section windows in the chancel's south wall. You can also find them at the ends of the aisles. A larger two-section window lets light into the nave. High up in the nave gables, there are two small round windows. The sides of the aisles have small, narrow windows called lancets.
Inside the Church
Inside, the nave is separated from the aisles. This is done by rows of arches called arcades. These arches are supported by round and eight-sided pillars.
All the church's inside parts are from when it was built. This includes the wooden seats, called pews. They have carved ends called poppyheads. The stone font (for baptisms) and the stone pulpit (where sermons are given) are also original. So is the wooden screen that separates the chancel.
The church still has its original gas lights. They do not work anymore, but you can still see the pipes and wall brackets. On top of the chancel screen, there is a bar with a row of gas jets. In the middle of the nave, there is a large gas chandelier. It was made by Hardman. The organ that used to be in the church has been removed.
Outside the Church Grounds
The church has a special gate called a lychgate. It is also a Grade II listed building. This gate was likely built at the same time as the church. It is made of stone with a Cotswold slate roof.
The churchyard is also home to the war graves of soldiers. Six service members from World War I and ten from World War II are buried here.
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