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Now for the interesting bit about the church.
The church is St Bartholomews of Great Barrow.
The parish of Barrow serves the communities of Great Barrow, Little Barrow, Hollowmore Heath and Stamford Bridge. The parish has a population of about 950 people.
The Tower: This is 58 feet high and was erected in 1744. It contains a single bell cast in 1767, which strikes the hour.
The top of the tower was originally decorated with sandstone urns at each corner but these became unstable and were removed in 1929 - their remains may be seen at the foot of the tower. In 1950 the church was advised that the bell should no longer be swung, due to possible weakness in the tower and it is now rung by striking with the clapper. In 1990 the tower suffered some damage in a minor earth tremor and repairs to cracking near the top may be seen on the north, west and south sides. The clock is by John Moore of Clerkenwell and was presented in 1876 by Major John Clark in memory of his mother and father. His father the Reverend John Clark was Rector from 1816 to 1862. There is a memorial tablet on the north wall under the tower. The grave of Revd Clark is outside the north-east corner of the church and is somewhat out of sympathy with its surroundings, both in style and scale.
The Font: This is beneath the tower and has a lead liner dated 1713, stamped with the initials of John Jellicoe and William Newport who were churchwardens; it is however likely that the sandstone pedestal is much older.
The oak font cover was created by Suzanne Hodgson of Barrowmore in 2008 with a carved frieze designed by Judith Smith, a Reader of our church, and is dedicated to David Okell. The east window dates from 1884 and is attributed to the workshop of Charles Eamer Kempe (he put peacock feathers in his angels’ wings). The four principal lights show St Werburga (patron saint of Chester) and St Bartholomew, flanking a depiction of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Annunciation of Mary beneath.
The depictions in the roundels at the foot of the outer panes are David and Goliath on the left and Gideon and the Fleece on the right. The window is dedicated to Eliza, wife of Hugh Lyle Smyth. The three lights on the south wall of the chancel date from 1913 and depict The Good Shepherd flanked by the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist. These windows are dedicated to Mary Okell and came from the workshop of her nephew Gilbert Gamon. The windows on the south wall of the nave date from 1912 and depict the Four Western Fathers: Saints Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome and Gregory. The manufacturer was Herbert Bryans, son of a vicar of Tarvin, and the dedication is to Hugh Lyle Smyth. Also on the south wall are windows depicting St Francis and St Clare. Although not of stained glass, the deeply-recessed Oeil de Boeuf (bullseye) window near the tower is considered a fine example of its type.
The west window shows Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and St George and it dates from 1930. The three windows on the north wall of the nave depict Christ blessing young children. This dates from 1844 and also comes from the Kempe workshop (peacock feathers). The three lights on the north wall of the chancel show Christ flanked by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
Information gathered from the Churches own Website and downloadable pdf document written by Colin Randall.