Benchmark - St Bartholomew - Longnor, Staffordshire
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Cut benchmark on the south west corner of St Bartholomew's church tower, Longnor.
Waymark Code: WM16RFT
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/25/2022
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Cut benchmark on the south west corner of St Bartholomew's church tower, Longnor.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
SK |
0886 |
6498 |
CUT MARK |
ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH SW ANG S FACE |
291.857 |
3 |
'N' |
1971 |
0.400 |
"Parish church. Circa 1781, on earlier site. Coursed stone and ashlar facings; blue slate roof; verge parapets. Tower, and nave and chancel in one. Tower: of four stages, raised chamfered quoins, bands between stages; block crenellated parapet and pinnacles. Single-light, round-arched, block- dressed windows; with 'Y' tracery to bell chamber and stone louvres; blind arched to middle stage; round-arched west door, rusticated surround and double doors. Nave: of 5 bays and two tiers of round-arched windows; quoins, bands at cill and springing levels of both tiers, moulded eaves and blocking course; fixed small-pane lights, moulded arched heads and keystone, smaller to upper level; (centre window south side, formerly entrance). Rough-faced masonry to east ends, Serlian window with round arch over. Interior: tower- porch to nave without aisles incorporating chancel, plain ceiled; break fronted gallery on turned columns; Serlian east window in arched rebate, radial foliage plasterwork over. Pulpit: C19, pine, boarded. Font: C12 or earlier; of chalice shape in gritstone, rough carved low-relief figure- and faces within shields. Georgian coat of arms fixed to gallery in swan- necked frame."
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