St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash
St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash is located in East Sussex
St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash
Location within East Sussex
50°59′52″N 0°23′19″E / 50.99769°N 0.38874°E / 50.99769; 0.38874
LocationBurwash, East Sussex
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitesussexparishchurches.org/church/burwash-st-bartholomew
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated3 August 1961[1]
CompletedOriginally 1090, rebuilt since[2]
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseChichester
ArchdeaconryHastings
DeaneryDallington
ParishBurwash[3]

St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church in the village of Burwash, East Sussex, England.[2][3] It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Building

St Bartholomew's Church is located next to the A265 road.

Only the thick-walled tower survives from the original Norman church (built in 1090) with evidence of its origin being discernible by the great width of the mortar in which the stones are bedded and which can be seen from the outside.[4]

The church was partially rebuilt and extensively restored in 1856; the chancel was completely renewed, although its 13th-century arch survives. This work also included the lowering of the floor and this in turn necessitated the removal of a considerable depth of earth from the surrounding churchyard. Some of the flooring of the church was again renewed owing to the considerable rotting of the old planks, in the years 1989 to 1990.[4]

In the south aisle, a 14th-century cast-iron memorial slab is the oldest in England, as Burwash was a centre of the Wealden iron industry.[5][6][7][8][9]

History

The church was originally built in the Norman Era, in 1090, however only the tower survives of this original church.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Parish Church of St Bartholomew, Burwash - 1044041 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  2. 1 2 "Burwash – St Bartholomew – Sussex Parish Churches".
  3. 1 2 "St Bartholomew, Burwash". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  4. 1 2 "History of Burwash Church - St Bartholomew, Burwash - A Church Near You". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  5. ↑ Antram & Pevsner 2013, pp. 293–294.
  6. ↑ Coppin 2001, p. 102.
  7. ↑ Whiteman & Whiteman 1998, pp. 36–37.
  8. ↑ Syms 1994, p. 10.
  9. ↑ Barkshire 2000, pp. 30–37, 91, 93. 134.

Sources

  • Antram, Nicholas; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2013). Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove. The Buildings of England. London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18473-0.
  • Barkshire, John (2000). Burwash: Domesday to Millennium. Burwash: John Barkshire. ISBN 0-9538259-0-6.
  • Coppin, Paul (2001). 101 Medieval Churches of East Sussex. Seaford: S.B. Publications. ISBN 1-85770-238-7.
  • Syms, James Antony (1994). East Sussex Country Churches. Seaford: S.B. Publications. ISBN 1-85770-056-2.
  • Whiteman, Ken; Whiteman, Joyce (1998). Ancient Churches of Sussex. Seaford: S.B. Publications. ISBN 1-85770-154-2.
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