Skip to content
The Great Britain Guide

Chapels · South West England

Chapel Of St Bartholomew

Free admission

Chapel Of St Bartholomew — Chapel in Dorset, England, UK.

Chapel Of St Bartholomew, chapels in South West England

Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
20 min–45 min
Nearest railway station
Upwey · 4.2 km
  • Free entry

About

Chapel Of St Bartholomew is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Chapel in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6679°, -2.5165°.

Photo gallery

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Chesil & The Fleet SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

St Bartholomew's Chapel is a Church of England chapel in Corton, near Weymouth, Dorset, England. The chapel has early 13th century origins, with later rebuilds and a restoration of 1897. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

St Bartholomew's has origins to the early 13th century, with the chancel dating to this period. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century. 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. The altar was painted by Henry Joseph Moule in September 1886. In 1897, the chapel underwent restoration which included rebuilding the west side of the nave. The chapel no longer holds regular services, but is used for approximately five special services each year. It now forms part of the circuit known as Chesil Churches.

Architecture

St 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. The chancel's east window dates to the late 14th century. 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.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
50.6679, -2.5165
District
Dorset
Parish
Portesham
Postcode
DT3 4EP
Parliamentary constituency
West Dorset
Nearest railway station
Upwey4.2 km

Sources

Other places nearby

Loading nearby places…

Nearby

More places in this region

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chapel Of St Bartholomew?
Chapel Of St Bartholomew is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT3 4EP), in the parish of Portesham.
Is Chapel Of St Bartholomew a listed building?
Chapel Of St Bartholomew is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
Is Chapel Of St Bartholomew a protected site?
Yes — Chapel Of St Bartholomew is part of the Chesil & The Fleet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
Is Chapel Of St Bartholomew free to visit?
Yes, Chapel Of St Bartholomew is free to enter.
How do I get to Chapel Of St Bartholomew?
The nearest railway station is Upwey, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT3 4EP.