Church of St Bartholomew, Bobbing

Heritage listing

Details TQ 86 NE BOBBING SHEPPEY WAY (south-east side) 2/28 Church of St. Bartholomew 24.1.67 I Parish Church. C14 with earlier fragments restored 1863 by R.C. Hussey. Flint with ashlar dressings, and plain tile roof. Nave and chancel with continuous north aisle, south porch and western tower. Three- stage tower on plinth, with C19 board west door in double hollow- chamfered surround, 2 light window with sexfoil in head over the door, single light belfry openings in top stage. Restored south porch with C20 board doors in double chamfered and roll moulded surround. Chancel roof stepped down, nave and chancel with 3 offset buttresses and C19 restored Decorated-style windows, and small sauctus-bell-window. East window restored 3-light reticulated, North aisle has good series of c. 1320 windows, cusped 'Y'-tracery at east, three 2-light windows on north wall with mouchettes over, and with split-cusped trefoils and linking bars to west windows. Interior: plain unmoulded tower arch. Arcade of 3 double chamfered arches to north aisle, on octagonal piers. Plastered ceiling with 2 tall crown posts. North aisle of one build along whole north side of church, with 3 short octagonal crown posts. Double chamfered chancel arch on octagonal piers. Chancel with arch through to aisle, with carved head stops to hood mould, and crown post and plastered roof. Fittings: chamfered piscina in chancel, and ogee-headed piscina in north aisle, which also has 2 stone brackets for statues before the window. Triple sedilia in chancel, part restored, shafted arches of c. 1300. The west respond now shows Romanesque carving of c. 1190, showing St. Martial ordaining a deacon, with inscription: SANCTUS MARCIALIS PIUS PATRONCUS. Monuments: 2 brasses, now at the west end, both made c. 1420, to Sir Arnold(d

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.