St. Andrew’s Church – Bredwardine

sally — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 20:31:33 +0000

St Andrew’s church at Bredwardine is an early Norman church with many interesting features and sits in a glorious position near to the River Wye. A notable vicar was the Victorian diarist, Francis Kilvert who held the position from 1877 until 1879.
The beautiful wooden Reredos behind the altar is a memorial to Caroline Broome-Giles, the daughter of a local doctor

The tower of this church is in a somewhat strange position, and it encroaches on the nave on the north side, which looks a little odd from inside. However, it is thought that the tower is perhaps of an age before the rest of the church, and it could have been a watch tower for the nearby castle (now non existent), with a small chapel attached.

Font

The font at St. Andrews is late 12th century is huge and is carved from a single block of stone. The oak cover is of a later date, around 17^th century

Memorials

Walter Baskerville

A damaged effigy, dating around late 14th century, thought to be Walter Baskerville (Lord of the Manor) who died in 1369 and would seem to have been huge!

Sir Roger Vaughan

Alabaster effigy, believed to be Sir Roger Vaughan who died defending King Henry V at the battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Henry Davies