Church of St Bartholomew, Blore

Heritage listing

Details SK 14 NW; 5/64 BLORE WITH SWINSCOE C.P., BLORE Church of St Bartholomew 03/01/67 GV I Parish Church. Probably a C13 shell remodelled in the early C16. Coursed and squared limestone and sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings; lead covered roofs. West tower, 3-bay nave with south porch and north aisle, single-bay chancel and north chapel. West tower: Three stages with belfry band and moulded parapet string and crenellated parapet with corner pinnacles; pointed west window with cusped Y-tracery and hollow chamfered surround, single-light loops to second stage, belfry openings are pointed with cusped Y-tracery; mutilated corner gargoyles at belfry and parapet levels. Nave: square-headed windows of three 3-centred arch lights with hollow chamfered mullions, the westernmost window is pointed with two trefoil arch lights and quatrefoil over, hollowed surround and hollow-chamfered mullion; blocked door below central window, porch with pointed opening and pine gate. North aisle: square-headed windows of three 4-centred lights, the easternmost window has three cinquefoil-headed lights beneath a 3-centred head, and a hollow-chamfered surround. Chancel: the south window has two lights with 4-centred heads and a hollow-chamfered mullion, the east window has an almost semicircular head with four cinquefoil-headed lights and cusped intersecting tracery incorporating quatrefoils. North chapel: the north side has a square-headed window to the west with two 4-centred lights and a hollow-chamfered surround, a pointed window to the east with a hollow chamfered surround and cusped Y-tracery incorporating a quatrefoil and a blocked pointed doorway to the centre; the east window has a roughly 4-centred head with three cinquefoil arch lights. INTERIOR: the north arcade has t

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.