St Bartholomew's Church (Grade 2 Listed)

St Bartholomew's Church (Grade 2 Listed)

Photographs L - R, T - B :-

1. The Church War Memorial
2. A Sketch the Church by Smith c. 1835 - 40 - notice the school room on the left and the vicarage on the right
3. St Bartholomew's c. 1910 - 12. Consecrated in 1837, it was given its own parish in 1840.
4. Oakridge's new burial ground on the village outskirts was gifted to the village by Jenny and Robin Gardiner in memory of their parents.
5. The Altar, August 1982
6. The stained glass window, August 1982
7. The Revd Pyecroft during meditation classes, 1991
8. The Revd Pyecroft in his study, 1991 shortly before he retired in 1992.
9. Old photographs of the Churchyard
10. Revd Pyecroft's wife, Frances, in the garden of their home, Winslow Cottage
11. Thomas Keble, Vicar of Bisley 1827 - 73
12. Bell ringers seize the opportunity of ringing the bells that were meant for St Bartholomew's on a visit to Stony Stratford, where the bell continue to ring
13. Church Crib, 1981
14. Lovely view of the Church
15. The Tower, 2015
16. 150th Anniversary Booklet
17. The Interior, c. 1910
18. Oakridge Church c. 1905
19. Interior c. 1905
20. A note on the Organ
21. A note on St Bartholomew's

For some lovely colour photos of the Church in May 1982 click here :

http://oakridgecommunityarchives.org/admin/items/show/417

St Bartholomew Church was built in 1837 at the instigation of Thomas Keble, then vicar of Bisley.

The architect was Robert Stokes of Cheltenham and the funding of the construction was supported by many colleagues of Thomas Keble in the “Oxford” Movement.

It was the first of the Chapels of Ease in the large Bisley parish, but became a parish church in 1840 when the Parish of Oakridge was formed some years later.

It is a very simple building consisting of nave, chancel, tower and porch with ashlar finish externally and white painted walls and ceiling internally.

It does contain unusual barber poling decoration. The church was restored in the late 1850s by Henry Woodyer and redecorated in the 1950s by Peter Falconer. The building is listed Grade II.

It sits below the village green, next to the village school and overlooking the Golden Valley.

Oakridge History Group

See Also :

History of the Memorial  

The Church in 1982, colour photos

The Church is a Grade 2 Listed Building in The National Heritage List for England

Gloucestershire Archives holds the following records :

1. Gloucester Diocesan Records, Altar Changes, 1969, ref. GDR/F1/1/1969/142
2. Property and Income of Benefice, Conveyance to Incumbent of Garden Ground, 1899, ref. P235 in 3/3
3. Certificates of Burial and Correspondence, 1849 - 1862, ref. P235 In 1/9