Herefordshire Past » ashperton-churches https://herefordshirepast.co.uk Everything you wanted to know about Herefordshire's Past Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:06:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 St. Bartholomew’s Church – Ashperton https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-bartholomews-church/ https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-bartholomews-church/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2015 17:45:56 +0000 http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/?p=207 St. Bartholomew undertook a rebuild in the early 14th century, with the original church being early 13th century.

Ashperton - Herefordshire - St. Bartholomew - exterior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashperton - Herefordshire - St. Bartholomew - interior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font

The font of St. Bartholomew is dated 13th century, so was from the original church.

 

Ashperton - Herefordshire - St. Bartholomew - font

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorials

Inside the church is a fascinating coat of arms, which are those of 15th century Plantagenet monarchs with the Royal Arms carved back to front – it is believed that Margaret of Anjou (Henry VIs queen) had them made after the House of York was declared to be traitorous .

 

 

 

 

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