St. Mary, Bromesberrow, Gloucestershire
Description
The church of St. Mary is an ancient edifice in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, with chapel, nave of three bays, north aisle, south porch and a western tower with spire, containing 6 bells; the mortuary chapel adjoining the chancel was built by the Yate family, under a faculty, in the year 1725; in the chapel are two cavalry standards, one formerly belonging to the Parliamentary army, in which Colonel Yate commanded a regiment, and the other to the Royalist army, in which his brother commanded a regiment; there are some remains of ancient painted glass, formerly in Llanthony Abbey, near Gloucester, and preserved by the late Rev. Henry Dobyns Yate LL.D. a former incumbent: the church was restored about 1859, and the tower and spire added in 1874: in 1910 a vestry was added, and in the same year the Yate chapel was restored by William P. Robinson esq. a descendant of the Yate family: there are 200 sittings.
Church Records
The register dates from the year 1558.
The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Bromesberrow 1558-1837 is available to browse online.