St. Andrew's Church Photos by John Wilkes of Cam near Dursley, Gloucestershire The Gloucestershire Photo Library St. Andrew's was locked. I asked a passer-by who might have the key. I was directed to Frocester Court. The residents of the gate house at Frocester Court arranged for the keys to be brought from the main house. The Tudor woodwork of the gatehouse, which oversailed the entrance driveway, looked beautiful reflected in the garden pond. I returned to the church with the key. It did not fit the front door of the church, which in retrospect was unsurprising considering the large lable on the key string with the words- 'back door to church'. I explored some more, found a back door but the key would not fit that door either. Back by the car, the lady that I had first asked while she was walking her dog, walked by again. I asked for her assistance. Round at the back door the key fitted neither keyhole on that door. Then the lady had a brainwave. 'Perhaps there is another rear door.' There was; and I was soon inside to take these pictures of this ancient church. The tiny stained glass window dedicated to St. Andrew was particularly striking. Page composition by Allan Taylor of Vancouver, Canada http://www.allthecotswolds.com Though largely rebuilt in the late 19th Century, the church dates back to the 17th Century. St. Andrew's consists of aisleless nave and a chancel, with a bellcote. The interior walls are scraped stone. The font is an octagonal bowl circa 1680 with octagonal bowl and circular base. The wordy monument, which was erected in 1902, is to Ralph Bigland of Frocester, Garter King at Arms. RETURN TO MONTAGE INDEX