Herefordshire Past » richardscastle-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 – Richards Castle https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-bartholomews-church-richards-castle/ https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-bartholomews-church-richards-castle/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2015 19:25:04 +0000 http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/?p=1985 This 12th century church, the older of the two in the village, stands next to the ruins of the castle which gives the village its name and there is a glorious view from its position on the hill. St Bartholomew’s Church was made redundant in 1982 and is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.

 

Richards Castle - Herefordshire - St. Bartholomew - exterior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detached Tower

The detached tower next to St. Bartholomew’s church is thought to be 13th century and was possibly built as an extra defence for the castle

 

 

 

 

Richards Castle - Herefordshire - St. Bartholomew - exterior - bell tower

 

 

 

 

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