The church of St Mary the Virgin at Merevale is one of Warwickshire's most significant medieval churches, and a rarity in having originally served as the gate chapel ('capella ante portas') to the adjoining Merevale Abbey, once a major Cistercian monastery but now completely vanished, it's site lying beneath the neighbouring Abbey Farm.
The church itself is of an unusual layout, with a short two-bay chamber for a nave (it's aisles demolished long ago) and a far grander four-bay Perpendicular chancel with aisles (it's plan seemingly a reversal of the usual parish church layout).
There are medieval tombs and the old rood screen (resited at the west end) but the best feature here is the ancient glass, principally the 14th century kings from a Jesse-Tree now in the east window, that are believed to have come from the Abbey (three further figures from the same series are now in Mancetter church). In the aisles are further fragments of medieval glass, including early 16th century elements original to this building.
The church is sadly kept locked without keyholder information, thus a visit will have to be pre-arranged with a churchwarden.
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The church of St Mary the Virgin at Merevale is one of Warwickshire's most significant medieval churches, and a rarity in having originally served as the gate chapel ('capella ante portas') to the adjoining Merevale Abbey, once a major Cistercian monastery but now completely vanished, it's site lying beneath the neighbouring Abbey Farm.
The church itself is of an unusual layout, with a short two-bay chamber for a nave (it's aisles demolished long ago) and a far grander four-bay Perpendicular chancel with aisles (it's plan seemingly a reversal of the usual parish church layout).
There are medieval tombs and the old rood screen (resited at the west end) but the best feature here is the ancient glass, principally the 14th century kings from a Jesse-Tree now in the east window, that are believed to have come from the Abbey (three further figures from the same series are now in Mancetter church). In the aisles are further fragments of medieval glass, including early 16th century elements original to this building.
The church is sadly kept locked without keyholder information, thus a visit will have to be pre-arranged with a churchwarden.
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The church of St Mary the Virgin at Merevale is one of Warwickshire's most significant medieval churches, and a rarity in having originally served as the gate chapel ('capella ante portas') to the adjoining Merevale Abbey, once a major Cistercian monastery but now completely vanished, it's site lying beneath the neighbouring Abbey Farm.
The church itself is of an unusual layout, with a short two-bay chamber for a nave (it's aisles demolished long ago) and a far grander four-bay Perpendicular chancel with aisles (it's plan seemingly a reversal of the usual parish church layout).
There are medieval tombs and the old rood screen (resited at the west end) but the best feature here is the ancient glass, principally the 14th century kings from a Jesse-Tree now in the east window, that are believed to have come from the Abbey (three further figures from the same series are now in Mancetter church). In the aisles are further fragments of medieval glass, including early 16th century elements original to this building.
The church is sadly kept locked without keyholder information, thus a visit will have to be pre-arranged with a churchwarden.
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The church of St Mary the Virgin at Merevale is one of Warwickshire's most significant medieval churches, and a rarity in having originally served as the gate chapel ('capella ante portas') to the adjoining Merevale Abbey, once a major Cistercian monastery but now completely vanished, it's site lying beneath the neighbouring Abbey Farm.
The church itself is of an unusual layout, with a short two-bay chamber for a nave (it's aisles demolished long ago) and a far grander four-bay Perpendicular chancel with aisles (it's plan seemingly a reversal of the usual parish church layout).
There are medieval tombs and the old rood screen (resited at the west end) but the best feature here is the ancient glass, principally the 14th century kings from a Jesse-Tree now in the east window, that are believed to have come from the Abbey (three further figures from the same series are now in Mancetter church). In the aisles are further fragments of medieval glass, including early 16th century elements original to this building.
The church is sadly kept locked without keyholder information, thus a visit will have to be pre-arranged with a churchwarden.
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The church of St Mary the Virgin at Merevale is one of Warwickshire's most significant medieval churches, and a rarity in having originally served as the gate chapel ('capella ante portas') to the adjoining Merevale Abbey, once a major Cistercian monastery but now completely vanished, it's site lying beneath the neighbouring Abbey Farm.
The church itself is of an unusual layout, with a short two-bay chamber for a nave (it's aisles demolished long ago) and a far grander four-bay Perpendicular chancel with aisles (it's plan seemingly a reversal of the usual parish church layout).
There are medieval tombs and the old rood screen (resited at the west end) but the best feature here is the ancient glass, principally the 14th century kings from a Jesse-Tree now in the east window, that are believed to have come from the Abbey (three further figures from the same series are now in Mancetter church). In the aisles are further fragments of medieval glass, including early 16th century elements original to this building.
The church is sadly kept locked without keyholder information, thus a visit will have to be pre-arranged with a churchwarden.
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