Stroud, Gloucestershire Photos by Hetty
Kings Stanley to Leonard Stanley
13th July 2020 3.4 miles Map of walk
Fairies at Woodside
The alpacas have had a haircut
What is this lookout in the woods for?
At Leonard Stanley: a Tudor house which survived the great fire in 1686
White Hart
Church Farm
High Border Lodge
Kings Stanley Church
November 15th 2019 – A visit with Stroud U3A Church History and Architecture Group
George and the dragon in the porch
Old ironwork on the door
Clutterbuck family memorials – one of the local clothier families
Thomas Clutterbuck’s chest (mediaeval)
It has the initials TC on the top
There are fancy memorials to the Paul and Wathen families of Woodchester, but the ones in the tower are difficult to see.
There are more photos of the church from a previous visit – see below
********************************************************
Kings Stanley
5th January 2017
St George’s Churchyard – can you see the dragon in the hedge, by the cross?
St George’s Church has 11th century origins and was restored in 1874-6. The manor used to be nearby, on the site of a Roman villa
Norman arch
Model of the church and some charity boards
Nave 
19th century painted barrel-vault ceiling and a very fancy organ by Thomas Liddiatt
Painted ceiling of south aisle and chancel
Another monster in a garden
The King’s Head – 17th century
Kings Stanley
2nd January 2017
A beautiful sunny day, but only 4 degrees C maximum!
2 miles – Map of walk
We parked in Kings Stanley. This house has a curved corner at the back and used to be the Red Lion Inn
15th to early 19th century buildings
Leonard Stanley
2nd January 2017
We walked from Kings Stanley to Leonard Stanley, and went into St Swithun’s church – once part of a priory. It has not changed much since it was completed in 1129. The roof is 14th century, and large windows were added in the 13th and 14th centuries. An extra storey was added to the tower in the 15th century. The original 10th/11th century Saxon chapel remains behind the church, now a farm building
Norman arch
with corbels similar to crocodiles
Nave with 14th century ‘wagon’ roof
There are two recessed tombs – the left one is 13th century with a later staircase to a doorway above, which once gave access to the Rood Screen (to light candles), which separated the locals from the monks
Capitals under the tower
17th century boards, with part of the Rood Beam from the nave
Chancel with Norman vaulting shafts supporting the ceiling
with very rare picture capitals
Mediaeval sculpture of Adam and Eve as animals
15th century west window, with modern stained glass
Royal Arms of William III, early 1700s
The ancient ‘Fieldgate’ clock mechanism known as ‘Old Solomon’, c.1700, was once in the tower. This arch once gave access to the cloister.
Information about Leonard Stanley
Near by: