Pearson Talk

by Paul Butler on
John Loughborough Pearson who was a Victorian architect known for his Gothic Revival church designs, including a major rebuilding and restoration project at the Church of St Cyr’s in Stinchcombe. During the 1854-5 rebuild, Pearson preserved parts of the 14th-century structure while making significant modifications to the interior, a process that has drawn modern criticism but was praised at the time. The project involved demolishing some older features and adding new elements in his signature Gothic Revival style, and a medieval coffin head was discovered during the work.