Church Of All Saints

TF 83 SW BAGTHORPE WITH BARMER BARMER, SYDERSTONE 8/5 Church of All Saints, 5.6.53. Barmer. - II* Parish church, now redundant. C12 round-tower and nave fabric, C13, C15 details, restoration 1885-6 by Frederick Preedy architect. Flint with stone dressings, slate roofs, partly fishscale pattern. West round tower, 3 bay nave and north aisle, 2 bay chancel. West round tower with 3 rectangular lancet openings. Nave flint rubble quoins to west and south-east gables suggest pre-1200 date. 2 nave south lancets. Early English south door with C19 cast iron 4 panel door with Gothick arches and cast iron tympanum with coat of arms and motto 'Ad finem fidelis' of Kerridge family. 3 bay north aisle largely of 1885-6, with C14 2-light tracery east and west windows, 3 north windows. Chancel 1885-6, Early English details. Interior: tower arch has pre-1200 stone quoin piers, c.1300 Gothic arch. C15 stone door or window opening, to left of tower arch perhaps a banner stave locker. Chancel arch pre-1200 stone quoins, imposts with dogtooth mouldings, c.1300 single hollow chamfered Gothic arch. 2 south windows with deep internal splays. Chancel south side re- positioned free standing former stone window with mullions and base. C14 north arcade with octagonal bases, columns and capitals, double hollow chamfered arches. Font and chancel furniture of c.1885-1886. Restored by Rev. E.K. Kerslake, patron.

Listing NGR: TF8091433624