St. Mary, St. Briavels, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of St. Mary is a cruciform building of stone, in the Norman, Early English and later styles, consisting of chancel, transept, nave of five bays, with a clerestory on the south side, aisles, and an embattled tower, with pinnacles, containing 8 bells and a clock: in the chancel are some remains of a monument, with recumbent effigies, to William Warren, 1573, and Mariana (Catchmay), his wife: the tower, which originally stood at the intersection of the nave and transepts, was rebuilt in 1830 on the south side: the church was restored in 1861 at a cost of £2,000, and again in 1882 at a cost of £1,000: there are sittings for 500 persons.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1660.