St Cosmas and St Damian's Church, Stretford
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St Cosmas and St Damian's Church, Stretford is located in Herefordshire
St Cosmas and St Damian's Church, Stretford
Location in Herefordshire
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OS grid reference | SO 443 557 |
Location | Stretford, Herefordshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 2 September 1966 |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 12th century |
Completed | 14th century |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone, tile roof |
St Cosmas and St Damian's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in a farmyard in Stretford, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church is dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian who are patron saints of physicians and surgeons.[2]
History
The church originates from the 12th century, it was extended in the 13th century, and partly rebuilt during the following century.[1] The roof was constructed in about 1540.[2] The church underwent a Victorian restoration in 1875 and further restoration in 1922.[1] The church was declared redundant on 1 December 1972, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 25 January 1974.[3]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is almost as wide as it is long.[2] It is constructed in coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings, and it has a machine-tile roof. Its plan consists of two naves and two chancels in parallel under a single roof, and a south porch. At the west end is a shingled bellcote with a small broach spire. In the north wall are a large lancet window, a small window with a semicircular head, and a blocked door with a semicircular head. The west window of the north nave has a two-light window with another circular window above it. The east window also has two lights. On the south side of the church are two lancet windows and a timber porch. At the entrance to the porch is an arch-braced tie-beam. The west window has two lights and the east window has three lights.[1]
Interior
Dividing the naves and chancels is a central arcade in three bays. In the north wall are two tomb recesses, each containing two effigies dating probably from the 14th century.[1] These are thought to represent members of the Delabere family who lived locally. The naves are divided from the chancels by two large 16th-century wooden screens. In the middle of the screens is a Jacobean pulpit.[2] Each screen is in two bays, with a central door.[1]