St Mary Magdalene, Croome d'Abitot
Standing on high ground overlooking the grounds of Croome Court is St Mary Magdalene's church, a beautiful essay in Georgian Gothic designed by noted architect and garden landscaper Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and was finished in 1763. Elements of the interior, such as the decorative plaster ceilings show the influence of Robert Adam, who is also said to have been involved here.
The chancel is dominated by four large and elaborately sculpted monuments in black and white marble to the Earls of Coventry and feels more like a family mausoleum.
The church is no longer used for services and is vested in the Churches Conservation Trust. Its opening times are the sames as those of neighbouring Croome Court and its gardens, sitting as it does in the landscaped park, and receives a high percentage of visitors as a result.
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St Mary Magdalene, Croome d'Abitot
Standing on high ground overlooking the grounds of Croome Court is St Mary Magdalene's church, a beautiful essay in Georgian Gothic designed by noted architect and garden landscaper Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and was finished in 1763. Elements of the interior, such as the decorative plaster ceilings show the influence of Robert Adam, who is also said to have been involved here.
The chancel is dominated by four large and elaborately sculpted monuments in black and white marble to the Earls of Coventry and feels more like a family mausoleum.
The church is no longer used for services and is vested in the Churches Conservation Trust. Its opening times are the sames as those of neighbouring Croome Court and its gardens, sitting as it does in the landscaped park, and receives a high percentage of visitors as a result.
www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurch...