SS. Andrew and Bartholomew, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of SS. Andrew and Bartholomew is an edifice of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, with some Early English and Decorated portions, and consists of chancel with north aisle of equal size, nave of four bays, north transept, south aisle, north porch, and an embattled western tower with spire, containing 6 bells, one of which was recast in 1884, and the whole were rehung in 1894 at a cost of £80: in 1912 the tower was restored at a cost of £265: the rood-loft stairs remain and there is some herring-bone masonry in the north wall which is considered to be Saxon: in the chancel are several stained windows: the church was restored in 1869, at a cost of £1,400, under the direction of the late Thomas Fulljames C.E. and architect: during the years 1890-1900, a further sum of £500 was expended, the chancel being redecorated, a reredos of oak inlaid with mother-of-pearl and silver provided, and a new baptistery erected: in the churchyard is a cross of pre-Reformation date, in good condition: there are sittings for 260 persons.

Church Records

The registers, which are in a very perfect state of preservation, date from the year 1566.