St. Michael, Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of St. Michael, built in 1577, is a cruciform edifice of stone, in the Late Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, aisles, south porch and a tower with spire, containing 3 bells: there is a brass, with effigy of a priest in cope, c. 1520, and evangelistic symbols, and a monument, erected in 1900, to Maj.-Gen. George Brydges R.M.A. by his widow, sister of the then rector: there are 200 sittings.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1575.