Sutton under Brailes , Warwickshire
Church of St Thomas A Beckett, Sutton Under Brailes Warwickshire consists of a nave , chancel & south tower / porch.
The eastern pahttps://www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/we33K7rt of the 12c nave remains from the original church . In early 13c a chancel was added to the east which was extended late 13c. Above the chancel arch are primitive carved heads of BVM and the child Jesus www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/45JCj7
The tower was built against the south wall of the nave in 14c with entrance porch below where hangs the ropes to ring the 5 bells all cast in 1701 by William and Robert Cor, bellfounders. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/tF68e8
In 15c the nave was extended westwards and heightened with clerestory windows.
The 1086 Domesday Survey recorded that Sutton was a 5-hide berewick of the manor of Deerhurst in Gloucestershire which had been given to Westminster Abbey at its foundation by Edward the Confessor. It had therefore once belonged to the Saxon Priory of Deerhurst whose possessions were shared between Westminster and the Abbey of S. Denis near Paris. It remained in the hands of the monks of Westminster, who in 1291 had 1 carucate of land in Sutton worth 20s., rents to the amount of 30s., and farm-stock worth 20s. The manor is said to have been held of the honour of Gloucester as 1/5 knight's fee in 1386 and by 1535 the abbey's estate was yielding rather over £22 yearly. After the Dissolution the manor, with a water-mill, a tenement called Smith's Place, and a rabbit warren, was granted in 1545 to Sir William Petre, flic.kr/p/b4Nb6F Secretary to Henry Vlll to whom it was confirmed quit of the rents
In 1879 there was a thorough restoration during which the interior walls were stripped and pointed, the west wall of the nave was rebuilt, and most of the furnishings and fittings replaced.
During recent years extensive repairs have been carried out to the roof and floor of the church, and in 1983 the bells were restored and rehung at a cost of £8000. In 1987 the building was rewired and new light fittings provided. There was major tower restoration in 2000.
According to the guide, the hamlet of Sutton with about 80 inhabitants is justly proud of the care it gives to its parish church.
Sutton under Brailes , Warwickshire
Church of St Thomas A Beckett, Sutton Under Brailes Warwickshire consists of a nave , chancel & south tower / porch.
The eastern pahttps://www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/we33K7rt of the 12c nave remains from the original church . In early 13c a chancel was added to the east which was extended late 13c. Above the chancel arch are primitive carved heads of BVM and the child Jesus www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/45JCj7
The tower was built against the south wall of the nave in 14c with entrance porch below where hangs the ropes to ring the 5 bells all cast in 1701 by William and Robert Cor, bellfounders. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/tF68e8
In 15c the nave was extended westwards and heightened with clerestory windows.
The 1086 Domesday Survey recorded that Sutton was a 5-hide berewick of the manor of Deerhurst in Gloucestershire which had been given to Westminster Abbey at its foundation by Edward the Confessor. It had therefore once belonged to the Saxon Priory of Deerhurst whose possessions were shared between Westminster and the Abbey of S. Denis near Paris. It remained in the hands of the monks of Westminster, who in 1291 had 1 carucate of land in Sutton worth 20s., rents to the amount of 30s., and farm-stock worth 20s. The manor is said to have been held of the honour of Gloucester as 1/5 knight's fee in 1386 and by 1535 the abbey's estate was yielding rather over £22 yearly. After the Dissolution the manor, with a water-mill, a tenement called Smith's Place, and a rabbit warren, was granted in 1545 to Sir William Petre, flic.kr/p/b4Nb6F Secretary to Henry Vlll to whom it was confirmed quit of the rents
In 1879 there was a thorough restoration during which the interior walls were stripped and pointed, the west wall of the nave was rebuilt, and most of the furnishings and fittings replaced.
During recent years extensive repairs have been carried out to the roof and floor of the church, and in 1983 the bells were restored and rehung at a cost of £8000. In 1987 the building was rewired and new light fittings provided. There was major tower restoration in 2000.
According to the guide, the hamlet of Sutton with about 80 inhabitants is justly proud of the care it gives to its parish church.