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St Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester

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In 2019, the church and Crypt schoolroom reopened after a two-year restoration project. Previously the buildings had fallen into disrepair and disuse, and were reopened for worship as well as a creative, community and events centre. The restoration project was primarily funded by a £1.36 million
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was founded adjacent to the church in 1539 by Joan Cooke with money she inherited from her husband John, and the school room still exists, although the school has now moved to larger premises. Mr and Mrs Cooke were both buried in the church and the north
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The church was rebuilt and extended in the late 14th century, incorporating some of the 12th- and 13th-century work, and further work was carried out in the 15th and 16th centuries. The
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The church was first recorded in 1140 and has played an important part in Gloucester's history since then.
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The semi-circular seat depicting the history of Gloucester behind St Mary de Crypt.
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The church was built in the 12th century and includes a number of surviving
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over the west door (opening into Southgate Street), which depicts the
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City of Gloucester, Places of Worship, 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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features. One of the most significant is the well-preserved carved
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John and Joan Cooke by an unknown artist. In the collection of
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Gloucester, Southgate Street, St Mary de Crypt Grammar School.
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The Registers of the church for 1653 to 1906 are held by the
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In 1952, the parish was united with the parish of the former
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Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, 1985, p.141.
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Gloucestershire Portal, 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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referred to in the name is at the western end of the
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St Mary de Crypt Church


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Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery
Southgate Street
Gloucester
Anglican
Church
Diocese of Gloucester
Grade I listed building
Crypt School
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Siege of Gloucester
First English Civil War
George Whitefield
Methodism
Robert Raikes
Sunday Schools
Jemmy Wood
St Michael's Church
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Norman
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Book of Revelation
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