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Holy Trinity, Belbroughton, Worcestershire

Location
(52°23′20″N, 2°7′13″W)
Belbroughton
SO 919 768
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Worcestershire
now Worcestershire
and
  • G. L. Pearson
  • G. L. Pearson
24 Sept 1992

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Description

The plain round-headed S doorway is now largely renewed but includes some 12thc. mouldings. Various carved fragments at the rectory mentioned in the VCH (19.., 3: 17) have now disappeared, but two are recorded in photographs.

History

There was a church and a priest at Belbroughton at DS, when the manor was held by the Countess Godiva. It was subsequently held by the Beauchamp family, apparently passing to Ralph de Sudeley in the reign of Henry II after his marriage to Emma, daughter of William de Beauchamp. The advowsen descended with the manor until c.1592.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Loose Sculpture

Comments/Opinions

The Belbroughton History Society and the County Archaeological Service have both failed to locate the carved fragments at the rectory mentioned in the VCH; the house is now in private hands. The Society holds a photocopy of a photograph showing two animal carvings, which appear to be Romanesque. The original photograph was sent to Nikolaus Pevsner by Dr Pell-Walpole in the 1950s but never returned; if it comes to light the Society would like a copy.

Bibliography

Historic England Listed Building. English Heritage Legacy ID: 156282

Victoria County History. Worcestershire, vol. 3 (1913), 11-19.