Church of St Bartholomew, Notgrove

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Church of St Bartholomew
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Church of St Bartholomew
Coordinates: 51°52′40″N1°50′33″W / 51.8779°N 1.8426°W / 51.8779; -1.8426
Denomination Church of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Gloucester

The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew at Notgrove in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]

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History

The church was built in the 12th century with major revision and expansion in the 14th. [2] It underwent Victorian restoration between 1871 and 1873. [2]

It was dedicated to St Mary but this was changed in the 18th century to St Bartholomew. [2]

The parish is part of the Northleach benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester. [3]

Architecture

The limestone building consists of a chancel with vestry, a nave with a north transept, and north aisle. The west tower has a spire. [2]

On the south wall of the tower is a sundial with a ‘Fleur de lys’ design on the gnomon. [4] The exterior wall of the chancel is a carving showing the crucification which is believed to date from the 14th century. [5]

The interior of the church includes a 12th-century-font, 17th century pulpit and a chancel screen which 14th- or 15th-century carving. [2] Some of the pews date back to the reign of Elizabeth I. [6] Behind the altar is a 14th-century reredos which has been defaced at some time. [7]

There is some old stained glass but most is made by Clayton and Bell in the Victorian era. [7] Many effigies and tombs are of the Whittington family who were the Lord of the manor, [1] including the descendants of Richard Whittington (Dick Whittington). [8]

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References

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  8. Betjeman, John (1958). Collins Guide to English Parish Churches. Collins. p. 175.