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St Mary and St Bartholomew

St Mary And St Bartholomew

Cranborne

Dorset

C12 north doorway and parts of south arcade

Architectural Features

C14 main body of nave and aisles

Aisles have mainly early C14 2-light, windows with ogee-headed lights

east window of south aisle has early C14 window of 3 graduated, trefoiled lights, adjacent is a C15 4-light square-headed window.

pointed west doorway in moulded, square surround with label having carved stops

C15 plastered waggon-roof with tie-beams

several C14 wall paintings

late C14 or early C15 circular oak pulpit with panelled sides, blind tracery and cornice with carved bosses

c1200 stone font with octagonal bowl with pointed panelled sides on central circular pier surrounded by subsidiary shafts

some reset medieval glass

a number of important monuments notably to Sir Edward Hooper 1678, Ann and Katherine Hooper C17, John Elliott 1641

John Hawles 1571