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St Bartholomew's

Grimley

Worcestershire

C12 origin, much rebuilt and altered

Architectural Features

West tower: C15 and much restored

The belfry stage has paired, louvred, 2-light bell chamber openings and ogee hood moulds with returns and carved finials.

Gargoyles to top string beneath embattled parapet.

Nave: Partly rebuilt in C14

south elevation retains lower part of C12 buttress and indications of blocked openings

three C14 2-light windows

The carved details are designed to match those of the C12 south doorway, its nookshafts now having renewed scalloped capitals, and having a heavy roll moulding to its round archway.

Chancel: Rebuilt in C13

C15 3-light east window

West gallery on 4 elaborately carved brackets

hatchments each side.

C19 chancel tiles and wrought iron altar rails.

Octagonal font, probably recut Romanesque original on new base.

Late C19 carved stone pulpit.

Chancel has 2 early C19 wall memorials by Joseph Stephens

nave has 4 wall memorials including a late C18 one by Stephens and Bott and an early C19 one by W Stephens.

Glass: two of the C14 nave windows contain some C15 glass. (VCH: BoE).