St Edward's Church

St Edward's Church

St Edward's Church is situated in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. It is tourist attraction in the town of Stow and is in a beautiful setting.

History

The Church of St Edward was built between the 11th and the 15th centuries. It stands on the site of the original Saxon church, believed to have been of wood. The tower, completed in 1447, is 88 feet (26.8 metres) high and houses the heaviest peal of bells, eight in all, in Gloucestershire. A clock with chimes has existed there since 1580. The present clock was made in 1926. The painting of the Crucifixion in the south aisle was painted by Gaspar de Craeyer (1582-1669), a contemporary of Reubens and Van Dyck. Many features of this outstanding Cotswold Church may be attributed to the town's prosperity as a centre of the wool trade.


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