St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot

[2] The church, which is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, stands on a hill in Croome Park.

[3] Commenting on the church, the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner stated it is "one of the most serious of the Early Gothic Revival outside, one of the most elegant inside".

He commissioned Lancelot "Capability" Brown to design the new house, together with a church, and to landscape the surrounding garden and grounds.

Although the congregation arranged for repairs to be undertaken in the 1960s, it was decreasing in size and was unable to maintain the church.

[1] The plan consists of a three-bay nave with north and south aisles, a two-bay chancel, and a west tower.

The lowest stage consists of a porch which is open on the north, west and south sides.

[1] At the top of the tower is a quatrefoil frieze, and a parapet consisting of a pierced battlement, and crocketed pinnacles.

His effigy is shown reclining between statues personifying Justice, holding the Great Seal, and Virtue.

[3] Media related to St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot at Wikimedia Commons

Plasterwork detail in the entrance.
Detail from the Coventry monument: Mary, wife of the 2nd Baron Coventry , who died in child birth in 1634.
Bell frame, 2008