Church Of St Bartholomew is a Grade II* listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 January 1968. A Medieval Church.

Church Of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
noble-tracery-candle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Country
England
Date first listed
1 January 1968
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Bartholomew is a parish church that features a 13th-century west tower, with the remainder of the structure primarily dating from the late 14th century. Significant alterations were made in 1882-83 by H. Woodyer, which included the addition of the belfry, south porch, south aisle, south chancel (including the transept and chapel), and the chancel arch. The church is constructed from ironstone with limestone dressings.

The unbuttressed three-stage tower has a lancet window on the west side and another lancet window to the south, as well as a south lancet window in the ringing chamber. The limestone belfry stage features two-light windows, a crenellated parapet, and crocketed pinnacles. The south aisle has three-light Perpendicular windows set under four-centered arches, and there is a gabled south porch. The north nave wall contains a blocked doorway with a pointed arch and a two-light cusped window beneath a square head. Each side of the nave has three two-light cusped clerestory windows, while the north chancel wall has no openings. The east window is a plain triple lancet, and the gabled south transept has one high south window. Adjacent to this is a sloping chapel with a doorway and a two-light window to the south, as well as an east window. There is also a two-light chancel window to the east of the chapel.

Inside, the church features a three-bay south arcade supported by octagonal piers with moulded polygonal bases and capitals, and double chamfered arches. The wide tower arch is set on circular responds with polygonal capitals below a double chamfered arch. The nave roof consists of seven bays with crenellated moulded tie beams on arched braces that rest on wall posts leading to corbels, which are decorated with stone grotesques and animals. The ties include King post spurs that support a moulded ridge piece and struts to moulded purlins; only the corbels, King spurs, and struts date from before 1882. The late 14th-century font features shafts on the stem and encircled quatrefoils on the bowl panels. The chancel arch incorporates a pair of crocket capitals, while the 19th-century chancel roof mirrors the nave's design but includes traceried spandrels on the arched braces, with head corbels that are also from the 19th century.

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