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unlike many monastic foundations, the records of bredon monastery have vanished. there is little doubt that the
site of the present church stands on historic and holy ground, and could well be the site of the original saxon house
of religion. no traces of the early foundations of this building have been discovered. it is possible that the site
of the old rectory - a fine house dating from about 1430 - the manor house, the old mansion, or even the red house in
back lane could have been the position of the early monastery.
this first monastery at bredon was dedicated to st peter, and in 780 offa, king of mercia, endowed lands in
worcestershire for its upkeep. we must assume the destruction and burning of bredon monastery by the danes on their
journey up the river avon sometime immediately after the year 841. the monks were either slain or deported, and the
monastery valuables certainly plundered.
the normans began the present church, around 1180, and work continued until the middle of the 13th century.
it seems possible that stonemasons who were at that time working on the great abbey of tewkesbury were called in to
lend a hand in the construction of bredon church. certainly the two external turrets at the west end and those at
tewkesbury abbey have a marked resemblance.
this section shows the layout and some history of the building of the church.
here are some of the interesting features in st. giles. click on any of the images to see a larger version of the picture.
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In that passage, there are 38 occurrences of the letter "u."
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