Dumbleton

3 April 2004

Another visit from Helen – another church. We missed Dumbleton last time, but returned to see the Norman church of St Peter’s. It is approached from the road past a memorial fountain to Edward Holland, a 19^th Century owner of the Dumbleton estate and also founder of the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester
	Teresa by the fountain
The 13^th Century tower	The arch over the north door boasts a carved tympanum, with a Romanesque animal motif, foliage coming from the beast’s mouth
Inside, later restoration has covered most of the original Norman features, though some reused carved stones are evident on a rebuilt arch in the south aisle:	The chancel and east window
This painted stone monument is of Sir Charles Percy, his wife and daughter. He was one of Elizabeth I’s courtiers, and on her death it was he who went to Edinburgh to summons James VI of Scotland to become king of England	A memorial to a former rector
Teresa and Helen take their leave

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