St. Cyr, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Description
The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1854, at a cost of £2,297, is a building of stone, in the Norman and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel with aisle, nave of five bays, aisles, north and west porches, and a low Perpendicular western tower containing 6 bells: the stained east window was presented by the late Rev. Thomas Peters B.A. rector of Eastington from 1837: in 1884 the church was restored and enlarged by the addition of a chancel aisle and vestry cost a cost of upwards of £1,000, the vestry being erected at the joint cost of Mrs. Kingdon and the late Mrs. Bawdwen: the latter also presented a brass eagle lectern. The celebrated George Whitfield was curate of this parish about 1736 and commenced his career of preaching in the open air in the churchyard because the church could not contain the congregation, from which circumstances he himself first excused his irregularity: the church has 550 sittings.
Church Records
The register dates from the year 1558.
The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Stonehouse 1558-1812 is available to browse online.