Kidderminster's second major Anglican church also looms large near the centre of town but separated from it by the ring-road, its soaring tower being a major landmark to the east of the centre. It is a very impressive edifice and always commands attention when passing by.
The church was built in 1821-22 to the designs of architect Francis Goodwin and is a grand Gothic Revival homage to the Perpendicular style. The interior was originally a vast single space under a sweeping plaster vault with galleries on either side, but this was lost when the church was gutted by fire in 1922. The internal space was subsequently rebuilt by Giles Gilbert Scott on more traditional lines divided into a central nave and aisles by slender arcades, but otherwise remains a rather spartan space with little in the way of ornamentation or furnishings.
I was unable to get inside on this occasion as the church was firmly locked with few contact details. In pre-Covid days it was open for a coffee morning on Fridays, so that would be the best time to visit!
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South aisle west window by Derek Hunt, 2012.
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Medbourne is an attractive village with a church to match, sitting at its centre surrounded by a raised churchyard and accessed from the west by a highly picturesque ancient footbridge, every bit the picture-postcard image.
St Giles's church is built of the local honey-coloured ironstone and is a mainly 14th century building with later alterations and additions. The most noticeable aspect is the unusual plan, the church being entirely cruciform in plan with almost four equal arms (plus the 15th century tower at the west end). The transepts here are unusually large, that on the south side is lit by a richly traceried window and provided with an exstea aisle on the east side; the north transept is larger still but was much altered for use as a schoolroom in the Post-Reformation period and is now subdivided from the rest of the church to provide parish rooms. Entry is via the south porch leading into the nave (which only has a short aisle on the south side that leads directly into the transept).
The interior of the church thus seems a little disorientating at first wih so much additional space off the main axis to the south but little to punctuate the north side. The chancel beyond was heavily restored in the Victorian period but the south transept is a more inviting space full of light and features of interest (a canopied medieval tomb is largely hidden away behind the organ, but is in sadly poor condition). The stained glass here has some notable examples, a fine window by Powell's in the transept and two much more recent windows by contemporary artist Derek Hunt who is based locally.
Medbourne church is most picturesque and rewards a visit, for which it is happily normally kept open (a rarity in this diocese!). For more information see its entry on the Leicestershire Churches site below:-
www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk/medbourne-church-st-giles/
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Kidderminster's second major Anglican church also looms large near the centre of town but separated from it by the ring-road, its soaring tower being a major landmark to the east of the centre. It is a very impressive edifice and always commands attention when passing by.
The church was built in 1821-22 to the designs of architect Francis Goodwin and is a grand Gothic Revival homage to the Perpendicular style. The interior was originally a vast single space under a sweeping plaster vault with galleries on either side, but this was lost when the church was gutted by fire in 1922. The internal space was subsequently rebuilt by Giles Gilbert Scott on more traditional lines divided into a central nave and aisles by slender arcades, but otherwise remains a rather spartan space with little in the way of ornamentation or furnishings.
I was unable to get inside on this occasion as the church was firmly locked with few contact details. In pre-Covid days it was open for a coffee morning on Fridays, so that would be the best time to visit!
www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?p...
Tags: Kidderminster church Worcestershire Gothic Revival architecture
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Kidderminster's second major Anglican church also looms large near the centre of town but separated from it by the ring-road, its soaring tower being a major landmark to the east of the centre. It is a very impressive edifice and always commands attention when passing by.
The church was built in 1821-22 to the designs of architect Francis Goodwin and is a grand Gothic Revival homage to the Perpendicular style. The interior was originally a vast single space under a sweeping plaster vault with galleries on either side, but this was lost when the church was gutted by fire in 1922. The internal space was subsequently rebuilt by Giles Gilbert Scott on more traditional lines divided into a central nave and aisles by slender arcades, but otherwise remains a rather spartan space with little in the way of ornamentation or furnishings.
I was unable to get inside on this occasion as the church was firmly locked with few contact details. In pre-Covid days it was open for a coffee morning on Fridays, so that would be the best time to visit!
www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?p...
Tags: Kidderminster church Worcestershire Gothic Revival architecture
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Oculus window halfway up the west face of the tower at St George's church, Kidderminster.
Kidderminster's second major Anglican church also looms large near the centre of town but separated from it by the ring-road, its soaring tower being a major landmark to the east of the centre. It is a very impressive edifice and always commands attention when passing by.
The church was built in 1821-22 to the designs of architect Francis Goodwin and is a grand Gothic Revival homage to the Perpendicular style. The interior was originally a vast single space under a sweeping plaster vault with galleries on either side, but this was lost when the church was gutted by fire in 1922. The internal space was subsequently rebuilt by Giles Gilbert Scott on more traditional lines divided into a central nave and aisles by slender arcades, but otherwise remains a rather spartan space with little in the way of ornamentation or furnishings.
I was unable to get inside on this occasion as the church was firmly locked with few contact details. In pre-Covid days it was open for a coffee morning on Fridays, so that would be the best time to visit!
www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?p...
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