St Bartholomew Goodnestone

History
St Bartholomew's is a Norman church built in the 12th century.[1][2] Alterations and additions were made in the 14th and 15th centuries.[1] The porch was rebuilt in 1837 after it had been damaged by an earth tremor.[2] In 1876 the church was restored at a cost of £400 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2021).[1][4] The church was declared redundant on 1 June 1985, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 14 November 1996.[5] In 1997 extensive repairs were undertaken.[6] The church is open daily to visitors.[2]
Architecture
The church is constructed in flint with a tiled roof. Its plan is simple, consisting of a nave with a north porch, and a chancel. On the west gable is a wooden bellcote. In the north and south wall are lancet windows, otherwise the windows are Perpendicular in style. The west window has three lights and the east window has two. The stained glass in the east window is by Thomas Willement, and it is possible that the glass in the west window is by the same designer. The chancel arch dates from the 14th century. In the chancel is a combined piscina and sedilia. In the nave is another piscina and a rood stair. The north wall of the chancel contains a tomb recess.[1] The font is small and dates from the 19th century.[2]
External features
In the churchyard is a chest tomb dating from the early 19th century that has been listed at Grade II.[7]

[@user-el6js8qu9i]

Delightful indeed! A very pretty little church. The gates are lovely (thank you for the mention) as is the door and I love the ironwork on the churchyard wall. Thanks, as always, for the look around 😊

[@paulstewart100666]

Hi Nicola, thank you very much for the comment. Glad you enjoyed the Gate and the Church door. I specially look at these for you. Hopefully, more to come in the future xx

[@spitfirekev]

Beautiful place Paul. Nothing like a empty church to yourself. Thank you muchly for sharing. 👏

[@paulstewart100666]

Thanks for watching Kev, glad yo enjoyed

[@ravenrebel2118]

Nice revisit, thanks for the yewtree shot and call out 😊
Looks so different in daylight.
Nice video look forward to the next one.

[@paulstewart100666]

Thanks John, always glad you watch the videos, always happy to spot the yew trees. Look forward to your video

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Amazing views, excellent video

[@paulstewart100666]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for commenting

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Have a great day @@paulstewart100666

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Think I mentioned in one of your previous videos that the steps used to lead to the Rood loft. Maybe TH-cam deleted the comment as they thought it was Rood? 🙂 Pretty sure we looked for this church and couldn't work out where it was. We go up to Seasalter regularly. I've worked on several of the Churches Conservation Trusts churches in the past, but in the West Country where I used to live 🙂🙂

[@paulstewart100666]

Hi there thank you for the comment, I knew someone had said in the past. Thank you for reminding me. I hope you find the church it’s a beautiful place for sure. Thanks for watching

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

@@paulstewart100666 That was me 😁Cheers Paul 🙂

[@marierowe5969]

Those steps would have led to a rood screen with a balcony xx ..they were removed alot during the reformation

[@paulstewart100666]

Thank you for comment and information 😊