St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow
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| St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow | |
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| Location | Great Barrow, Barrow, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Gothic revival |
| Year completed | 1883 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone Red tile roof |
St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow is in the village of Great Barrow in the civil parish of Barrow, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ469684). It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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[edit] History
A church has been present on this site since at least the reign of Henry II when it was given by Robert de Bachepuz to the Knights Hospitallers of St John who had a preceptory here. It became a parish church during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The chancel was built in 1671 for Dean Bridgeman and the tower is dated 1744. By the 18th and early 19th centuries the church was in a poor condition.[2] The nave and aisle were rebuilt in the perpendicular style in 1883 by John Douglas.[1]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in red sandstone ashlar with a red tile roof. There is some medieval stone work in the north aisle. The church consists of a four-bay nave with a north aisle, a south porch and a three-bay chancel. The four-stage tower is at the west end, with a clock in its third stage.[1] Two lead down spouts are inscribed with the date 1744. The roof of the chancel is hammer beam and the ends of the hammers bear the arms of Dean Bridgeman.[2]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
In the church is an octagonal sandstone font with a lead bowl dated 1713.[2] The east window of the chancel and the east window of the north aisle are by Kempe.[1] In the tower is an early Georgian chest dated 1718. The church bell is dated 1744. In the church are charity boards dated 1711, 1725 and 1848.[2] A monument to a Mrs Wallis who died in 1848 is by Griffin and depicts an angel kneeling by an urn[3]. The church plate includes a large chalice, a paten bearing the arms of Dean Bridgeman dated 1662, and a flagon dated 1718. The parish registers begin in 1572, with a gap between 1679 and 1681. The churchwardens' accounts begin in 1857.[2]
[edit] External features
The tower was formerly decorated with urns but these were considered to be dangerous and were removed in 1929.[2] They are now placed outside the church at the foot of the tower.[4] In the church yard is a sandstone sundial. It consists of a square base of two steps with a socket containing a slightly tapering octagonal shaft and a cap of buff sandstone which carries a small square plate inscribed with the date 1705. The shaft probably belongs to a churchyard cross that was broken in 1613.[5] It is listed Grade II. Also listed Grade II are the gates of the churchyard, their overthrow and the gate piers.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Bartholomew, Great Barrow. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Richards, Raymond (1947). Old Cheshire Churches. London: Batsford, 40-43.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 226. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ Thornber, Craig (2001 & 2005). A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities:Great Barrow. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ Images of England: Sundial in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ Images of England: Gates, overthrow and gate piers. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
