St Bartholomew's Chapel is a Church of England chapel in Corton, near Weymouth, Dorset, England.[1] The chapel has early 13th century origins, with later rebuilds and a restoration of 1897. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
| St Bartholomew's Chapel | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
| Year consecrated | 1897 |
| Location | |
| Location | Corton, Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°40′04″N 2°30′59″W / 50.6678°N 2.5165°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
History
editSt Bartholomew's has origins to the early 13th century, with the chancel dating to this period. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century.[3] The building later served as a free chapel for a time but during the 19th century became used as a barn by the nearby Corton Farm.[4] The altar was painted by Henry Joseph Moule in September 1886.[5]
In 1897, the chapel underwent restoration which included rebuilding the west side of the nave.[3] The building was reconsecrated by the Church of England that year as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St Peter in Portesham.[6]
The chapel no longer holds regular services, but is used for approximately five special services each year.[7] It now forms part of the circuit known as Chesil Churches.[8]
Architecture
editSt Bartholomew's is built of coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. It is made up of a chancel and nave. Both the bell-cote on the west gable and stone cross-crosslet on the east gable are 20th-century additions. The three-light windows of the nave's west and south walls are 20th century.[2] The chancel's east window dates to the late 14th century.[3]
Internal fittings of note include a stone altar of early 13th-century origin, which sits on a base of Purbeck Marble. In the chancel are two 15th-century moulded stone corbels, as well as a piscina dating to the 13th century but since restored. The chancel floor has eighteen re-set tiles of medieval origin.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Corton: St Bartholomew". A Church Near You. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b Historic England (26 January 1956). "CHAPEL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, Portesham (1118639)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Portesham | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
- ^ Frederic William Weaver; Charles Herbert Mayo (1895). "Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset". Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The altar in St. Bartholomew's Church, Corton". Watercolour World. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1915 - Page 178". specialcollections.le.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Corton: St Bartholomew". A Church Near You. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Portesham 2". Chesil Churches. Retrieved 13 July 2020.