St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden, Barkisland
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St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden, Barkisland
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 20 Aug 2006
This is the fourth church on this site, and was built in 1868, The previous churches were built in 1464, 1610 and 1729. The church and the gate piers are Grade II listed, and are in Gothic Revival style. The east window is of 5 lights with flowing tracery. Inside, the pointed arcade arches are carried on clustered colonnettes. There is a good carved pulpit in Gothic Revival style, and Victorian stained glass windows. The best wall tablet is one with a carved urn to John Howarth of Bridge Royd, Soyland, who died in 1804.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.673756
Longitude
-1.939414