Hailes Norman Church. Pre 1300 Wall Paintings
The small Norman church at Hailes, Gloucestershire, stands on the edge of a farm field, directly opposite the ruins of Hailes Abbey. The church predates the Cistercian abbey by a century, but later came under abbey control until the Dissolution of the Monasteries turned Hailes Abbey into a poignant ruin. Hailes church was begun around 1135, with a wide chancel, nave, and tiny south porch. Chancel and nave are of almost the same width; an unusual feature in a Norman church. There is no tower, only a small west turret. The walls are of rubble, supported on the south by buttresses which may be Norman. The church stands within a small, curving churchyard which may be a remnant of a medieval ringwork
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