Church of St Mary Magdalene, Stretton Sugwas

[1] The building, dating from the late 19th century, incorporates features from the earlier 12th-century church.

[2][3][4][5] The former church of Stretton Sugwas, built about 1150 and in disrepair by the 1870s, was demolished; the floor plan is visible in the grounds of the Priory Hotel in the village.

In the south wall of the nave is an incised slab, from the old church, to Richard Greenway (or Grevelhay) and his wife (1473).

A relief carving shows Samson astride a lion and forcing its jaws open.

It is thought to have been created by a medieval sculptor known as the Chief Master, working under the patronage of Ralph de Baskerville.

Tympanum of Samson and the lion