Church of St Bartholomew, Cranmore
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The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew in Cranmore
, Somerset
, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The chancel
was rebuilt in 1848 in a perpendicular
early English style. It has a three-stage embattled tower, supported by buttress
es with corner pinnacle
s, tracery
and gargoyle
s. There is a stone fan vault
under the tower.
The interior of the church includes wall monuments, particularly to the Strode family.
The church falls within the parish of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet
which also includes St Aldhelm, Doulting
.
Cranmore, Somerset
Cranmore is a village and civil parish east of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Waterlip, East Cranmore and Dean where Dean farmhouse dates from the 17th century, as does The Old Smithy, just off the A361 which was originally two...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
was rebuilt in 1848 in a perpendicular
English Gothic architecture
English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.-Introduction:As with the Gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires...
early English style. It has a three-stage embattled tower, supported by buttress
Buttress
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall...
es with corner pinnacle
Pinnacle
A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire...
s, tracery
Tracery
In architecture, Tracery is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window. The term probably derives from the 'tracing floors' on which the complex patterns of late Gothic windows were laid out.-Plate tracery:...
and gargoyle
Gargoyle
In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between...
s. There is a stone fan vault
Fan vault
thumb|right|250px|Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England. Made from local Bath stone, this is a [[Victorian restoration]] of the original roof of 1608....
under the tower.
The interior of the church includes wall monuments, particularly to the Strode family.
The church falls within the parish of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet
The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
which also includes St Aldhelm, Doulting
Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting
The Church of St Aldhelm in Doulting, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.The church has a tall spire rather than the towers which are more usual in Somerset...
.