Hanham Abbots Parish Church



Christ Church with St. George's Church
Photos by John Wilkes of Cam
near Dursley, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire Photo Library

Page composition by Allan Taylor of Vancouver, Canada
http://www.allthecotswolds.com
Christ Church with St. George's church consists of nave, chancel, south aisle, north porch and a west tower that is attached to the east wing of Hanham Court. ĘThe 15th C church tower has a pierced parapet; and large pinnacles at three corners and a spirelet at the fourth corner. Midway along each of the four sides are smaller pinnacles. There are gargoyles at the corners. The font is Norman with a plain four-sided scalloped bowl resting on a roll and circular mouldings with four spurs on the plinth.
The attached Hanham Court consists of a main block with a wing running east to meet the church tower. The main block has two storeys plus a basement plus gabled attics. The wing that meets the church has three storeys, with a five-storey octagonal turret in the angle with a 19th C cupola. The windows over the archway entrance have niches either side. A 15th C tithe barn, of Pennant stone with angle buttresses, stands adjacent to the house. The parish of Hanham Abbots occupies a rural enclave on the outskirts of Bristol.