Listed Building record MDR3195 - St Bartholomew's Church, Green Lane, Hognaston
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Victorian to 21st Century - 1879 AD? to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
St Bartholomew's Church, Green Lane, Hognaston, built c1879, incorporating parts of a 12th century predecessor.
'St Bartholomew's Church, Hognaston has a Norman doorway with an unusually carved Norman tympanum and a 13th century west tower. The rest of the exterior is 19th century.' (1)
'In normal use (1966).' (2)
'St Bartholomew's has a fine Norman south doorway and an earlier tympanum strongly resembling Parwich church, both in fine-grained brown Namurian sandstone. Apart from the 14th century chancel arch and west tower, the remainder was rebuilt by Robinson, 1879-81, in pebbly Triassic sandstone.' (4)
'The bell in St Bartholomew's is of historical significance as it dates from c1200.' (5)
'The Tympanum of the Norman Church at Hognaston has incised pictures of a bishop and animals. The west tower is a 13th century, square, unbuttressed and with small lancet windows. The Church stands high above the road.' (6)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 25 SW PARISH OF HOGNASTON MAIN STREET 2/17 (East Side) 13.9.67 Church of St GV Bartholomew II*
Church. 1879-81 by F J Robinson incorporating earlier parts and C13 west tower. Tower of coursed gritstone, nave and chancel of limestone ashlar. West tower, nave and chancel each with north aisle, and massive west buttress. The buttress is contemporary with the slightly later second stage with small lancets. Perp top with flat headed 2-light mullioned windows, battlements and C19 pinnacles. The 1879-81 work is in the EE style with plate tracery and lancets. C12 south doorway with one order of colonnettes, chevron moulding over the arch and a tympanum with surprisingly crude incised pictures. Three bay nave north arcade and two bay chancel north arcade, with foliage capitals. C13 tower arch, three-stepped on the simplest imposts. C14 chancel arch with C19 responds. C12 tub-shaped font with short stumpy arcades on C19 base. Good interior features of c1881 include the pulpit with blue John bosses, marble reredos, tiled chancel floor and brass altar rails, lectern and candle holders on choir stalls.
Listing NGR: SK2352250585.'
(7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR190 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1953. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, 1st edition. 160-161.
- <2> SDR6299 Personal Observation: F1 FRH 06-MAY-66.
- <3> SDR9749 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 1243. 1243.
- <4> SDR23342 Bibliographic reference: Stanley, M. 1990. Carved in bright stone: sources of building stone in Derbyshire.
- <5> SDR23468 Unpublished document: Church of England. 2007. Identification of bells and bell frames of historic significance.
- <6> SDR23483 Article in serial: Derbyshire Life and Countryside. 1962. 'Country Churches, a Derbyshire symposium', Derbyshire Life and Countryside. June/July.
- <7> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1138313?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 23522 50585 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOGNASTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR851
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Record last edited
Apr 2 2026 2:51PM