Tretire

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "St. Mary's church, Tretire. A small Victorian church in an idyllic setting overlooking farmland by The Gamber. Viewed from the south-west." -- Church rebuilt in 1856 on the site of the medieval church

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jonathan Billinger, 2008

Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 September 2008 by Jonathan Billinger [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/979025] [accessed 18 May 2015]

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Interior of St Mary's church, Tretire. The church was rebuilt in 1856 on the site of the medieval church. The pine harmonium was made by Dale, Forty & Co around the beginning of the 20th century. The east window depicts The Last Supper."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Embleton, 2013

Image Source: digital photograph taken 6 April 2013 by Bob Embleton [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3399919] [accessed 18 May 2015]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09628TRE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Tretire, Herefordshire HR2 8NB
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 8 km W of Ross
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Font Location in Church: In the rectory garden ca. 1930
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church Notes: church of mid-19thC probably on medieval site
No entry for Tretire found in the Domesday survey. Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 239) notes: "Font: In rectory-garden -- octagonal bowl with chamfered under edge, 15th century."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.911646, -2.69863
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 54′ 41.93″ N, 2° 41′ 55.07″ W
UTM: 30U 520730 5751254

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934