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St Bartholomew

St Bartholomew

Ashperton

Herefordshire

Early C14, incorporating mid-C13 chancel arch of earlier building, late C18 west tower, and C19 south porch.

Architectural Features

Interior: ceiled roof with mid-C16 moulded tie-beams

mid-C13 chancel arch of two orders with moulded captials and water-holding bases to responds of inner order, ogee-headed piscina in chancel and similar recesses in north side of east wall of nave and in south wall of south transept.

Plain restored hemispherical font on cylindrical base to north of chancel arch, possibly C13 (formerly sited in churchyard), further mid-C19 font towards rear of nave.

Monuments: Thomas Lord memorial dated 1652 on east wall of nave, wall tablet with trefoiled head

Wilson memorial, late C17 wall monument with short columns supporting open segmental pediment, inscription panel with folded ribbon detail to central oval panel, inscription illegible.

Church is near moated site of former castle belonging to William de Grandison who obtained licence to crenellate in 1292.