St Cosmas and St Damian's Church, Stretford

52°11′50″N 2°48′56″W / 52.1971°N 2.8156°W / 52.1971; -2.8156OS grid referenceSO 443 557LocationStretford, HerefordshireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsiteChurches Conservation TrustArchitectureFunctional statusRedundantHeritage designationGrade IDesignated2 September 1966Architectural typeChurchGroundbreaking12th centuryCompleted14th centurySpecificationsMaterialsStone, tile roof

St Cosmas and St Damian's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in a farmyard in Stretford, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,^[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.^[2] The church is dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, patron saints of physicians and surgeons.^[2]

The church originates from the 12th century, it was extended in the 13th century, and partly rebuilt during the following century.^[1] The roof was constructed in about 1540.^[2] The church underwent a Victorian restoration in 1875 and further restoration in 1922.^[1] The church was declared redundant on 1 December 1972, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 25 January 1974.^[3]

The church is almost as wide as it is long.^[2] It is constructed in coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings, and it has a machine-tile roof. Its plan consists of two naves and two chancels in parallel under a single roof, and a south porch. At the west end is a shingled bellcote with a small broach spire. In the north wall are a large lancet window, a small window with a semicircular head, and a blocked door with a semicircular head. The west window of the north nave has a two-light window with another circular window above it. The east window also has two lights. On the south side of the church are two lancet windows and a timber porch. At the entrance to the porch is an arch-braced tie-beam. The west window has two lights and the east window has three lights.^[1]

Dividing the naves and chancels is a central arcade in three bays. In the north wall are two tomb recesses, each containing two effigies dating probably from the 14th century.^[1] These are thought to represent members of the Delabere family who lived locally. The naves are divided from the chancels by two large 16th-century wooden screens. In the middle of the screens is a Jacobean pulpit.^[2] Each screen is in two bays, with a central door.^[1]

• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the English Midlands