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Church of St Bartholomew

A Grade I Listed Building in Crewkerne, Somerset

  • St Bartholomew: Perpendicular church, late c15 to early c16; elaborate window tracery with differing patterns

  • St Bartholomew: west front with octagonal turrets & battlements

  • St Bartholomew: west doorway; crocketed ogee gable with quatrefoil spandrels

  • St Bartholomew: late c15 tall nave leading to crossing; all Perpendicular with small bell-shaped capitals

  • St Bartholomew: doorway in east wall with boars in spandrels

  • St Bartholomew: Thomas Gould of Seaborough, d.1525

  • St Bartholomew: inscription from the brass to Thomas Gould, 1525; religious words gouged out

  • St Bartholomew: brass inscriptions to members of the Sweet family, crowned & supported by angels, c.1684

  • St Bartholomew: memorial to John Merefield, d.1666, serjeant-at-law & Eleanor Williams of Herrington, 1635

  • St Bartholomew: brass achievement of arms to Adam Martyn of Seaborough, d.1678, set in laurel wreath border

  • St Bartholomew: brass with clock face to Bridget Thomas, 1723, aged 4, & Biddy Thomas, 1741, aged 14

  • Another interior shot.

  • Church of St Bartholomew

  • Church of St Bartholomew, Crewkerne, Somerset

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Entry Name: Church of St Bartholomew

Listing Date: 12 June 1950

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208122

English Heritage Legacy ID: 390324

ID on this website: 101208122

Location: St Bartholomew's Church, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Crewkerne

Built-Up Area: Crewkerne

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Church of England Parish: Crewkerne

Church of England Diocese: Bath and Wells

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