The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury & the Priory Church of Deerhurst (Gloucestershire)

The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury

with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst

By H.J.L.J Masse

Index and Plans.

INDEX TO TEWKESBURY ABBEY

Abbeychurch purchased by the town	15.
Abbots, list of	101.
Aisles of Nave	47-51.
Altar	74.
Ambulatory	51.
Arcading, Early English	57.
Arms of the Abbey	101.
Aula regia, Deerhurst	4.

Battle of Tewkesbury	14.
Bell-tower, detached	16, 33.
Bosses of vault of nave	42, 43.
of St. Edmund's Chapel	60.

Chantries	83.
Chapels and Chantries:
Fitz-Hamon	88.
Lady (Early English)	30, 57, 58.
Norman	69.
St. Edmund	60, 95.
St. Eustatius	13, 29, 30.
St. Faith	63.
St. James	55.
St. John Baptist (?)	64.
St. Margaret	58.
Trinity	91.
Warwick	83.
Chapter House	34.
Choir, interior	71.
Clare, Gilbert de (I)	9, 80.
Gilbert de (II and III)	10, 79, 80.
Clarence vault	62.
Cloister	34.
Consecration of the Abbey	7.
Cotes, Abbot	96, 102.
Craik (Mrs.), monument of	67.
Cranbourn and Tewkesbury	5, 6.

Despenser monument	90.
Despensers, The	10.
their graves	81.
Dimensions	129.
Dissolution, the	14.
Doorway from cloister	49.

Edward, Prince of Wales, grave of,	78.
Eustatius, St., chapel of	13, 29, 30.

Fitz-Hamon, Robert	6, 7.
Font	20, 43.
Foundation of the Abbey	4, 6.

Gateway, Abbey	24.
Giraldus, Abbot	6, 7, 101.

Hugh, Earl (of Mercia)	5.

Lady Chapel, supposed	30, 57.
Eastern	37, 63.
Lectern	44.

Masons' marks	41.
Monastic buildings	24.
Morris, William	21.

Nave, interior	39.
Odda	4.
Organs	97-100.

Parapet of apse	36.
Plate, silver	100.
Porch, north	30.
Pulpit	44.

Registers	100.

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TEWKESBURY ABBEY

Restoration	20-22.
Robert I, Abbot	7.
Robert, first Earl of Gloucester	8.
Roof of nave	42.

Screen, choir	45.
Sedilia	75.

Tiles, encaustic	76, 101.
Tomb in north aisle of nave	48.
of Sir Guy de Brien	59, 93.
Duke of Clarence	62.
Abbot Cheltenham	65, 95.
Abbot Alan	67, 97.
Tower	18, 30.
Interior	53.
Transept, north	51.

Transept, south	68.
Triforium	41.

Vault of Nave	42.
of Choir	73.
Vestry	36, 65.

Wakeman, Abbot	95, 102.
Cenotaph, so called	95.
Warwick, Duke of, his grave	79.
Countess of	11.
West front	32.
window	17, 33, 46.
Windows, north aisle	47.
south aisle	49.
Choir	76.

INDEX TO DEERHURST PRIORY

Aisle, north	112.
south	111.

Brasses	113.

Choir	115.

Denis, St., Abbey granted to	106.
Dissolution	107.

Eton, Priory granted to	107.
Exterior	108.

Font	114.

Interior	108.

Monastic buildings	121.

Nave	108.

Plan, original	117.

Saxon chapel	123, 126.

Tower, central	116.
western	108, 119.

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Plan of Deerhurst Priory Church and its Domestic Buildings

a Remains of staircase.	c c Choir arch (removed).
b b Doors into cloister.	d d Walls or arches (removed).
e e Arches pierced in original walls.

THE PRIORY CHURCH AND ITS DOMESTIC BUILDINGS AS NOW EXISTING.

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A. Warwick Chantry B. Founder. C. Sir Hugh le Despenser. D. Sir Guy de Brien. L. Wakeman Cenotaph. F. Clarence Vault. G. Abbot (unknown). H. John Cotes, abbot. I. Cheltenham, abbot. J. Chapel (unnamed).	K. Trinity Chapel. L. Tomb (unknown). M. Abbot Alan. N. Tomb (unknown). O. Duke of Somerset. P. Lord Wenlock. Q. Pulpit. R. Lectern. S. Font. T. Stoup.		Tombs of Choir - 1. Maud. 2. Gilbert de Clare III. 3. Gilbert de Clare II. 4. Gilbert de Clare I. 5. Richard de Clare. 6. Richard le Despenser. 7. Thomas le Despenser. 8. Countess of Warwick. 9. Duke of Warwick.

PLAN OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY, TEWKESBURY.

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DIMENSIONS OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY.

		Ft.	In.
Total Length (exterior)		331	0
Total Length (interior)		311	1
Breadth of West End (exterior)		80	0
NAVE :
Length		170	0
Breadth		71	0
Height of Vaulting		58	6
Height of Piers		30	8
Diameter of Piers		6	3
Total Length of Transepts North to South		122	4
CHOIR AND PRESBYTERY :
Total Length		103	2
Breadth		33	0
TOWER :
Height to top of Pinnacles		148	3
WEST WINDOW :
Extreme Height		65	0
Breadth		34	0
Area	25,110 square feet

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