Architectural Features
Chancel and tower have plinths with moulded copings, and all south elevation has moulded stringcourses at eaves level with castellated parapets over, those to the chancel of odd wavy design and those to nave and chapels with ridgeback copings, whilst tower has simple chamfered castellations, C15 three bay clerestoried nave, aisled to north and with early C15 two stage tower to centre of south side flanked by C15 chapels,
large four bay early C14 chancel.
West elevation has stepped buttresses to corners of nave aisle and chapel, and a central segment headed, cusped three-light window with hoodmould ever carved with flowers.
North elevation of nave aisle has three four-centred arched, cusped three-light windows with hoodmoulds and carved label-stops, plus stepped buttresses between and to corners of aisle.
Above Perpendicular clerestory with four three-light flat headed windows with cusped lights and carved labelstops to hoodmoulds over.
Beyond to east early C14 chancel has four, chamfered three-light pointed windows with hoodmoulds and extraordinary intersecting and reticulated tracery with stylised flowers at meeting point of ribs near tops.
Moulded stringcourse with central gargoyles and embattled parapets with corner pinnacles above.
To either side of tower clerestory has single three-light flat headed windows with cusped lights, incised spandrels and returned hoodmould with carved labelstops.
Interior has four bay C15 north arcade with octagonal piers, moulded capitals and double chamfered arches
Nave and chancel roofs, Perpendicular with moulded tie beams and central bosses with small ribs between also with carved bosses.
West end of chancel has C19 rood screen but no chancel arch.
Two excellent alabaster table tombs to centre of chancel, one to Nicholas Fitzherbert who died 1473 and one to Ralph and Elizabeth Fitzherbert who died 1483 and 1491.
SK1242 : Norbury, St. Mary and St. Barlok Church: Memorial to Ralph (d.1483) and Elizabeth (d. 1491) Fitzherbert; detail 5
Both have mourning figures to sides, set in crocketed ogee headed niches with crocketed pilasters between, and both have the knights in armour with their feet on lions, although there is an extra little figure holding a rosary on the back of Ralph Fitzherbert's lion.
The double tomb also has angels holding shields to west side.
The floor of the chancel also has several monuments including marble slab with incised figure in a shroud and Latin inscription to edge, and a similar one with figure of a priest under an ogee headed arch.
There are also several mid C18 slate slabs and one of 1653 to Anne Fitzherbert.
All chancel windows have large quantity of early C14 glass, the side windows have lozenge patterned glass incorporating stained glass shields, whilst east window, which has been restored, has coats of arms to top and panels with figures of saints etc set in plain glass surrounds.
South east chapel also has two fine stained glass windows depicting donors with their coats of arms under architectural canopies, both C15.
This chapel also has a small C15 cusped piscina to south wall
an early C14 table tomb of Henry Fitzherbert.
Pulpit to north in the nave is C19, and font to west is C14 with circular bowl on keeled shafts.
SK1242 : Norbury, St. Mary and St. Barlok Church: c1200 font
The nave also contains two C9 cross shafts with interlace carving and two table tombs, one of sandstone, the other of marble to a Fitzherbert.
The west window also has a fragment of C16 stained glass.
North aisle has another cusped piscina to east side, and several wall memorials to north side including two good classical ones, of 1742 to Thomas Bowyer and 1785 to Simon and Elizabeth Bowyer.