Church of St Bartholomew, Cranmore

Church of St Bartholomew, Cranmore
Church of St Bartholomew
Stone building with arched porchway. Prominent square tower to the left hand end of building. In the foreground gravestones and crosses on grass.
Church of St Bartholomew, Cranmore is located in Somerset
Location within Somerset
General information
Architectural style perpendicular
Town or city Cranmore, Somerset
Country England
Coordinates 51°11′18″N 2°28′34″W / 51.1882°N 2.4761°W / 51.1882; -2.4761
Completed 15th century

The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew in Cranmore, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The chancel was rebuilt in 1848 in a perpendicular early English style. It has a three-stage embattled tower, supported by buttresses with corner pinnacles, tracery and gargoyles. There is a stone fan vault under the tower.[1]

The interior of the church includes wall monuments, particularly to the Strode family.[1]

The church falls within the parish of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet which also includes St Aldhelm, Doulting.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Church of St Bartholomew". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=268259. Retrieved 2008-03-25. 
  2. ^ "St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet with St Aldhelm, Doulting and St Bartholomew, Cranmore". St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet with St Aldhelm, Doulting and St Bartholomew, Cranmore. http://www.mediaconcepts.co.uk/peterpaul/index.shtml. Retrieved 25 August 2010. 
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