Parish Church Of St Bartholomew

SO 70 SE COALEY THE STREET 2/57 (east side) 30.6.61 Parish Church of St Bartholomew

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Anglican parish church. Jacques and Son of Gloucester, rebuilding of 1854-58, but tower C15. Squared and coursed limestone, stone slate roofs. West tower, nave, north aisle and deep north porch, chancel, flanked by organ chamber, north and vestry, south side. Tower in 4-stages with diagonal buttresses having 8 offsets, stair turret north-east corner; west door under stopped drip, 3 light perpendicular ringing chamber window, small trefoil-headed light at second string course 2-light pierced belfry light, blank panelled crenellation, two gargoyles to each face. C19 body in C14 style. Good C19 door with strap hinges, and original lock and key. Interior: 5-bay nave arcade, octagonal piers with ball-flower caps, 3-light windows, steep arch braced roof carried on triple shafts stopped to carved heads; north aisle 2-light windows, steep pitched roof on triple shafts stopped to leaf corbels or shields. Chancel arch with angle-head corbels, chancel 4-light east window and 2-light north and south near-printed barrel ceiling. Floors tiled, pews and pulpit and octagonal font C19; north aisle east window by Wailes. Brass to Daniel Stayno, north wall of chancel.

Listing NGR: SO7713901716