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Churches which still retain west gallery
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Abbey
Dore, Holy Trinity & St Mary
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The presbytery, with its ambulatory and chapels,
the crossing and the transepts of a great church of the Cistercian Order, of
the Early English style and with complete 17th C. fittings. In 1634, Viscount
Scudamore restored the Abbey after the Reformation as the Parish Church, and
thus saved what is possibly the most beautiful church in the county.
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Bishopstone,
St Lawrence ? |
West gallery
used for organ. |
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*Clodock, St Clydog |
A broad, aisleless church on the banks of the
River Monnow. It has late 17th C. furniture, a west gallery, a three-decker
pulpit and box pews. (CEPC)
"The South
section near the window for the musicians or instrumentalists or orchestra has
an oblong music table in the centre, bevelled at the top to hold the music, and
with square tapering legs. This occupies about a quarter of the gallery.
Three-quarters is given to the minstrels or the village choir; with seats
facing the chancel, and quite steep, one behind the other, so that the singer
behind could sing over the head of the one in front. The seats have moulded
edges and backs, ending with a moulded rail held by a turned pillar or
baluster. The gallery has a moulded front beam, and this is supported by two
rectangular posts decorated with curved furrows. There are delightful panels in
the front with a moulded rail, and underneath smaller plain beams or joists.
The staircase leading to it is very wide, in two flights, and again having a
moulded string and handrails with the turned balusters."
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Brockhampton-by-Bromyard, All Saints |
WR6 5TB
Gothic Revival 1790 . . .
(CEPC) The Chapel at
Brockhampton-by-Bromyard was built in a Georgian Gothic style
around 1799 to replace the now ruined 12th Century family
chapel at Lower Brockhampton, and is sited in what is now a
National Trust estate. The fine stained glass windows include
a rare survival of Georgian ecclesiastical glass representing
the risen Christ and a Victorian example depicting Faith Hope
and Charity. There is a mosaic reredos and attractive
woodwork. Memorials include those of the Barneby and Lutley
families and their servants.
There is a west gallery.
Link here to original.
Copied with thanks. |
Caple-y-Ffin,
Llanigon, St Mary
(in the parish of Hay-on-Wye) |
St. Mary's Church, encircled by
ancient yews, is a chapel of ease to Llanigon. It is one of
the smallest in the country, only 8 meters by 4 meters
inside. It was built in 1762 replacing an earlier chapel,
and the south porch was added in 1817. The small oblong
interior has a gallery along the west and south walls.
Furnishings include an octagonal pulpit of 1780, five
settles - one dated 1783 and a medieval font. The lopsided
belfry has two bells, one medieval but recast in the 19th
century. See
Wales, Brecknockshire |
Croft, St Michael & All Angels
[Croft Castle] |
HR6 0BN
The church stands close by Croft Castle, and
contains a magnificent tomb of Sir Richard Croft who died in 1509. There is
17th C. panelling and the gallery is probably of the same date, or possibly
early 18th C. It is made up from the former family pew.
The medieval church of
St Michael and All
Angels stands within the grounds of Croift Castle, a historic
medieval castle and stately home (National Trust). The church
was constructed around the year 1300. To this earlier building
was later added a 17th century clock tower and interior
gallery, as well as a set of box pews.
http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/hereford/churches/
Photo Credit:
Richard Croft, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons
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Hay-on-Wye, St Mary |
St. Mary's Church was almost
entirely rebuilt by Humphrey Allen in 1833. Only the lower
stages of the original 12th century West tower remain, an
embattled top being added during the rebuilding. The work
included a new nave with south and west galleries and a
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How Caple, St
Andrew with St Mary
(Not to be confused with Yatton Chapel. |
HR1 4SX.
The church contains two pulpits
with red-lined canopies.
The 13th
century church of St Andrew and St Mary stands in the grounds
of How Caple Court, and boasts richly coloured stained glass
windows. The church is built upon the foundations of an
earlier Norman church but the current building is largely a
17th century rebuilding.
http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/hereford/churches/
Photo Credit:
Jonathan Billinger, licensed for reuse under the Creative
Commons Licence |
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Kilpeck St Mary
and St David |
This church dated from the third quarter of the
12th C,, apart from a corner of the nave which is Saxon, some mediaeval windows
and a 19th C. restored bell-cote. 17th C. west gallery. |
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Kings Caple, St John the Baptist
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Pews 1638. Early 18th C. gallery. Organ was added
in the 1850s. |
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Kinsham, All Saints |
Woodwork simple early 18th C.
(No specific reference to gallery or any other items in
Pevsner.)
There is also a pulpit of the same date.
(CEPC) |
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Monnington-on-Wye, St Mary the Virgin |
"Built 1679, the church is a period piece with
delightful oak benches, pulpit and a Royal Coat of Arms of Charles II.
This
needs checking out . . . |
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Richard's Castle,
St Bartholomew |
Inside the church there are 17th C. box-pews and
a family pew in the North chancel, where there is also some 14th C. glass.
Elevated pews at west end forming a low gallery. |
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Sellack, St Tyssilio |
The church contains a Jacobean gallery, pulpit
and communion rails. "With two tapering Jacobean posts."
(Pevsner) |
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Shobdon,
St John the Evangelist
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"Mid-18th C. [1752-56.] rococo-Gothic with
enormous pews painted white. The whole effect is extremely pretty and is now
much admired, though in the past antiquarians have suffered anguish because its
Romanesque-Celtic predecessor was despoiled "
(David
Verey, FSA, in CEPC)
It is believed to have a gallery.
No reference to gallery in Pevsner. |
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St Margarets,
St Margaret |
HR2 0QW.
SO 358337.
A historic church on the western fringe of
Herefordshire's Golden Valley, in the fooothills of the Black
Mountains of Wales, the parish church of St Margaret gives its
name to the village. This
is, however, a rood screen, dating from c. 1520, not a west
gallery, but possibly once used for the same purpose.
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Stoke Edith, St Mary the Virgin
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Church rebuilt in the Classical style in 1741,
with a 14th C. spire; It is believed to have a gallery. (No
reference in Pevsner.) |
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Tyberton, St Mary |
Church rebuilt in 1720 in brick, with
contemporary furnishings. |
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Whitney, Dedication not known |
17th C. gallery. Church mostly rebuilt 1740 after
flood, but reused much of old material. West gallery and stair. Turned
balusters. (Pevsner.)
If circa 1740, very
conservative. (L.H.) |
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Churches which are known to have had west
gallery features or connections |
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Bosbury, Dedication not known |
West gallery installed and removed in 19th C.
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Bredwardine,
St
Andrew |
West gallery removed in 1875-76
when the Victorians renewed the roof.
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Pembridge,
St Mary the
Virgin |
Singers' Gallery said to have
been above the rood screen.
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Vowchurch , Dedication not known |
West gallery removed mid-19th C.
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