Church of St Barnabas, Brampton Bryan

Heritage listing

Details This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 03/03/2017 SO 37 SE, 5/24 BRAMPTON BRYAN CP, Church of St Barnabas 11.06.59 GV I Parish church. Perhaps C14, almost entirely rebuilt in 1656 for Sir Robert Harley, following destruction in 1643. Late C19 alterations and extensions. Sandstone rubble and sandstone dressings with tiled roofs. Rectangular five- bay hall church, the eastern bay of which is used as liturgical chancel, west vestry, north vestry and south porch. West elevation has large C19 traceried 3-light window, each light with a trefoiled head, under a moulded label. Above is an opening with a cambered head. C19 stack to left. To the right is a blocked C14 arch with a two-centred head partly obscured by early C20 lean-to brick vestry. To each side is a thin weathered buttress. North elevation has five similar buttresses and three cinquefoiled-headed lights with glazed spandrels under outer square head with restored hoodmoulds. North vestry to left has C17 doorway with flat four-centred head and moulded jambs. Its east wall has a square headed light with a continuous hoodmould. East elevation has large C19 east window with mouchettes and quatrefoils in the tracery, five cinquefoil-headed lights and a deeply moulded label with headstops. Immediately to either side are moulded fragments, probably the tops of C17 cornices. One pair of buttresses to corners linked by a string course with central hood over short central pilaster with incised sundial. Verge and gable cross. South elevation has five pilasters and three windows like those on north side. Weathered projection for internal tomb beneath right-hand window. South porch is C19. Arch has moulded two-centred head above which is crocketted ogee- headed niche with C19 figure of St Barnabas holding a

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.