Church Road, North Woodchester, Glos GL5 5PD (SO 840027)
Externally, only minor changes were necessary - discreet windows at ground level providing natural light, blocking in the old doorway to the boiler room and repositioning the external stone staircase to allow easy access to the new main door for pedestrians and wheelchair users alike. The railings were made to match the listed gate.
The Chancel screen
This was erected in 1903 to mark the coronation of Edward VII, and was given by the Workman family and made in their local factory.
The pulpit
This is an interesting example of Teulon's designs used in Gloucestershire.
The stained glass windows
With two exceptions, these are Victorian. On the north side of the chancel is one to the memory of a rector, Dr. John Williams, a man of academic stature. He was grandfather of the poet A. E. Housman. There was some displeasure at the design of this window since Dr. Williams is shown dressed in vestments which, as an evangelical clergyman, he would not have worn. Also, in the inscription below, he is described as 'priest', a word he would not have used of himself.
At the east end of the north aisle is an interesting window in memory of Clement Robert Wedgewood-Allen of Southfield Mill House. He was a pioneer military aviator and was killed in a flying accident just prior to World War I.
At the east end of the north aisle is an interesting window in memory of Clement Robert Wedgewood-Allen of Southfield Mill House. He was a pioneer military aviator and was killed in a flying accident just prior to World War I.
In 1921 Mrs. Margaret Pimbury left a sum of money to provide the Good Shepherd window, at the west end of the north aisle, as a memorial to herself and her husband.
Memorials
Some material was brought from the old church. Of particular note is the Huntley monument, now under the tower. This is a 16th Century cenotaph for the Lord of the Manor, Sir George Huntley, and his wife, who lived in Spring Park, later renamed Woodchester Park.
Some material was brought from the old church. Of particular note is the Huntley monument, now under the tower. This is a 16th Century cenotaph for the Lord of the Manor, Sir George Huntley, and his wife, who lived in Spring Park, later renamed Woodchester Park.