St Bartholomew's Church, Richard's Castle

St Bartholomew's Church, Richard's Castle
St Bartholomew's Church, Richard's Castle, from the southeast
St Bartholomew's Church, Richard's Castle Location in Herefordshire
Coordinates: 52°19′42″N 2°45′29″W / 52.3282°N 2.7581°W / 52.3282; -2.7581
OS grid reference	SO 484 702
Location	Richard's Castle, Herefordshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Churches Conservation Trust
History
Dedication	Saint Bartholomew
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	11 June 1959
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman, Gothic
Groundbreaking	12th century
Completed	15th century
Specifications
Materials	Stone, tile roofs

St Bartholomew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands close to the castle of the same name as the village, which was built to command this part of the Welsh Marches. The village is partly in Shropshire and the county boundary is not far from the church.

Notably, the tower is detached from the main body of the church, and stands about 11 yards (10 m) to its east.

The church dates from the 12th century. It was extended early in the 14th century, and again in the early 15th century, and restored in the late 19th century. The church was declared redundant on 1 August 1982, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 30 March 2001. The village continues to be served by the Church of England with the All Saints church at Batchcott, Shropshire.

St Bartholomew's is constructed in stone rubble with tile roofs. Its plan consists of a nave and chancel built in the 12th century, a south aisle and a north chapel built in the 14th century, and a south porch of the 15th century. The south aisle is in three bays between which are stepped buttresses. The middle bay contains a pair of lancet windows. In the easternmost of the bays has a two-light window, and in the western bay is the south doorway. The porch is arched, and in each side of it are two-light windows. The west window of the aisle consists of two lancets, and at the east end is a three-light window. The west window of the nave has four lights. On the north wall are two buttresses, and it contains two 12th-century round-headed windows, one of which is partly obscured by a buttress. The chapel has a four-light north window, and three-light windows on the east and west sides. The south wall of the chancel is in three bays. It contains a priest's door, with a two-light window on each side. The east window has four lights, and below it are a two-light mullioned window and the head of a doorway leading to a vault.