Toddington Manor, Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
History
of the Estate -
Avicenna Foundation - St. Andrews Church
- 3104th Sig Serv Bn. 1944
A collection of Photographs
of St Andrews Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire.
Taken in 2001 by Adam Stanford.
The Church from the Manor boundry wall
St. Andrews (OS: SP 035331), is the 3rd church to stand on this site in Toddington since the Middle Ages. The present church was built by George E Street, who had been commissioned by the 3rd Lord Sudeley. Work started in 1869 and cost the considerable sum of £44,000. Housed in the North Transept lie the 1st Lord Sudeley (Charles Hanbury-Tracy) and Lady Sudeley on a Gothic "Altar Tomb" sculpted by John Graham Lough.
The extraordinary expense of St Andrews and the agricultural depression unfortunately led to the financial decline of the Hanbury-Tracys. The family finally departing from Toddington in the latter years of the 19th century.
The East Window
Carved details around the doors to the front
The Spire in all it's glory
The Dragon and grotesque head at the rear of the church
The Sudeley "Altar Tomb" in the North Transept, bearing Sheilds of Arms and supporting angels
Related Links
Toddington War memorial recorded by Malcolm Farmer.
GENUKI's Toddington Page.
