Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade I listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1967. A Late C12; early C13 Church.
Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- nether-latch-blackthorn
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1967
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Bartholomew, Holmer & Shelwick
- OS grid reference
- SO 505 424
- Coordinates
- 52.07778, -2.72325
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Bartholomew is a parish church that dates from the late 12th century to the early 13th century, with restorations carried out in the mid to late 19th century. It is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble and features a tiled roof. The church has a continuous nave and chancel, a late 19th-century south porch, and a west vestry.
The nave and chancel are characterized by a plinth and raised verges, with a single restored 19th-century lancet window flanking the gabled south porch. The inner doorway, dating from the late 12th century, has a two-centred arched head with two orders: an outer chamfered continuous order and an inner roll-moulded order with chamfered imposts, topped with a 19th-century moulded label. The north wall of the nave features three similar restored 19th-century lancet windows, while the west window from the 15th century has three cinquefoil-headed lights with tracery. To the left of the chancel doorway, which has a semicircular head from the 12th century, are a pair of 14th-century trefoiled-ogee headed lights, and to the right are a pair of late 13th-century trefoil-headed lights. The north wall of the chancel retains two lancet windows, and the east end has two lower single lancets along with a 13th-century lancet in the gable.
Inside, the church features concave splayed reveals to the east windows, with labels that continue around the interior as a string course, and similar sills that form a second string course below. The north wall of the chancel also has concave splayed reveals for its lancets. The nave has a 14th or 15th-century trussed-rafter roof with scissor bracing, while the chancel roof from the 15th century consists of three bays with four hammer-beam trusses, decorative members, and traceried infilling between the hammer beams and collars. There is no chancel arch. The mid to late 19th-century organ case features columns and caryatids that are said to have been removed from a private house.
Local climate
Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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