View SE of the small C12th Norman parish church at Hailes, Gloucestershire, England, UK, founded by Ralph de Worcester in the time of King Stephen.

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View SE of the small C12th Norman parish church at Hailes, Gloucestershire, England, UK, founded by Ralph de Worcester in the time of King Stephen c. 1135 or c. 1139-51. It was not consecrated until 1175 because of a dispute with the Abbot of Winchombe. The church lies immediately N of Hailes Abbey, founded 1245-6 by Richard Earl of Cornwall, on land given by his brother Henry III; the church became a chapel under the control of Hailes Abbey & used by pilgrims visiting the abbey's miraculous phial of Christ's blood.

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Size: 3672px × 4961px
Location: Hailes Church, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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