Church Of St Bartholomew

SK 01 SE FAREWELL AND FAREWELL CHORLEY C.P.

2/23 Church of St. Bartholomew 27.2.64

GV II*

Parish church. Circa 1300 largely rebuilt in the mid C18 and restored mid C19. Chancel, nave and west tower (with south porch). Stone and red brick; tiled roofs with verge parapets to east. Tower: 1747 brick, only slightly taller than nave ridge, raised string below plain corniced parapet, small round-arch bell chamber openings; gabled south porch with round arch entrance. Nave: 1740 of brick; corbelled eaves band and pilasters at extremities; two bays, round arch Y-tracery windows with keystone heads. Chancel: of one bay and under continuous ridge with nave, C15 panel tracery two-light flat-headed windows to sides; 3-light, pointed east window with intersecting tracery. Interior: nave roof late C19 crown post type. Pulpit: C20, octagonal with carved linenfold panels. Simple font on stand inscribed "A. A. MINN/IR CH WAR/1703". Two ranges of circa 1300 misericords in chancel. Graded II* for surviving medieval fabric and fittings. B.O.E. p.131.

Listing NGR: SK0832311622