Northleach Photos, Gloucestershire Travel Information

Northleach Photos

Photos of Northleach

The tower of St Peter and St Paul's peers above the greenery surrounding Northleach

Northleach is set in some lovely, rolling countryside

The market square of Northleach.

Detail of half-timbered building, Northleach

Detail of a medieval cottage wall, where an old door has been filled in, but the half timbered lintel has been left in the wall.

Approaching St Peter and St Paul's from the market square

Detail of the carving on the exterior of the church tower

Detail of the Gothic windows on St Peter and St Paul's

The porch and south door

St Peter and St Paul's, Northleach - one of the finest wool churches in the Cotswolds

The 13th century font

Detail of the fine carvings on the font

St Peter and St Paul's has a large number of interesting medieval brasses such as this

Another of the numerous funerary brasses

The nave of St Peter and St Paul's, Northleach

Above the chancel arch is the huge "Cotswold window", added by John Fortey in about 1430

All photos © David Ross and Britain Express

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