St Bartholomew's Chapel, Corton

St Bartholomew's Chapel is a Church of England chapel in Corton, near Weymouth, Dorset, England.[1] The chapel has early 13th century origins, with later rebuilds and a restoration of 1897. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

St Bartholomew's Chapel
Religion
AffiliationChurch of England
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Year consecrated1897
Location
LocationCorton, Weymouth, Dorset, England
Geographic coordinates50.6678°N 2.5165°W / 50.6678; -2.5165
Architecture
TypeChurch

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.[3] 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.[4] The altar was painted by Henry Joseph Moule in September 1886.[5]

In 1897, the chapel underwent restoration which included rebuilding the west side of the nave.[3] The building was reconsecrated by the Church of England that year as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St Peter in Portesham.[6]

The chapel no longer holds regular services, but is used for approximately five special services each year.[7] It now forms part of the circuit known as Chesil Churches.[8]

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-cot 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.[2] The chancel's east window dates to the late 14th century.[3]

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.[3]

References
  1. "Corton: St Bartholomew". A Church Near You. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  2. Historic England (1956-01-26). "CHAPEL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, Portesham (1118639)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. "Portesham | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  4. Frederic William Weaver; Charles Herbert Mayo (1895). "Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset". Retrieved 2020-07-13 – via Google Books.
  5. "The altar in St. Bartholomew's Church, Corton". Watercolour World. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  6. "Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1915 - Page 178". specialcollections.le.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  7. "Corton: St Bartholomew". A Church Near You. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  8. "Portesham 2". Chesil Churches. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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