Church of St Bartholomew (Whittingham and Callaly)
Church of St Bartholomew, Whittingham. Photo by Northumberland County Council.
Considerable remains of the pre-Conquest church exist at Whittingham ie at east side of nave and the west tower (dated on plan to 8th to 10th centuries). Architectural description. (1)
Lying in the churchyard is part of the shaft of an early cross with cable mouldings at the angles. (2)
At the south-east corner of the churchyard is a plain crosshead in a chamfered socket stone possibly a churchyard or boundary cross (4) and beside the porch is part of the shaft of a cross, not later than 12th century in date. (3)(4)
NU06601193. The tower, a good example of long and short work, forms part of the church which is in regular use.
NU 06651193. Built on the top of the wall in the south-east corner of the churchyard are the remains of the mediaeval churchyard or boundary cross referred to, consisting of a cross head and socket stone. The crosshead is plain with chamfered edge. The span of the arms is 0.8m and the thickness 0.2m. The socket stone is 0.5m x 0.7m at the top, 0.7m by 0.9m at the base, and 0.4m high.
NU 06611193. The fragment of cross shaft is lying just outside the north-west corner of the south porch. In section it measures 0.3m x 0.15m and is 0.9m long. Although badly weathered the cable moulding on the edges is still discernible. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
Church of St Bartholomew, Grade I.
Parish church. Saxon, 12th and 13th century remains. Chancel rebuilt c.1725. Extensively rebuilt 1840 by John Green for the Rev Goodenough. Chancel extended and gothicised 1871 by F R Wilson. Vestry added 1906. Lower stage of tower and west end of nave are Saxon with clear long and short quoins. Upper part of tower demolished 1840 and replaced in battlemented Early English style.
Lower part of aisle walls have 12th or 13th century masonry. 14th century window with cusped head in west end of south aisle. One north aisle window with intersecting tracery is partly original 14th century.
Transepts have some 13th century masonry in lower courses, largely rebuilt 1840 but one original window in north transept.
Interior: high round-headed Saxon tower with unmoulded imposts. In north-east corner of nave part of blocked arch, probably 11th century. South arcade 13th century with octagonal piers and moulded capitals. North arcade is 1840 replacement of 12th century arcade. Chancel arch has 13th century responds and arch of 1871. 13th or 14th century piscina in south transept. Fittings probably 1906. (7)
Plain cross-head in churchyard; first mentioned there in 1893. Possibly set in contemporary base. Cross measures 0.572m high x 0.8m wide x 0.21-0.203m deep. The base measures 0.38m x 0.86m x 0.66m. Worn. Monolithic cross-head, type A1. Could be part of funerary monument. (8)
War memorials include:
* a wall-mounted white marble tablet, inscribed: TO THE MEMORY OF/ REGINALD CYRIL GOODENOUGH/ AGED 18/ LIEUTENANT OF THE 97TH REGIMENT OF FOOT/ FIRST BORN SON OF/ THE REV. ROBERT GOODENOUGH, M.A./ VICAR OF WHITTINGHAM./ HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED WITHIN THE GREAT REDAN BATTERY/ SEBASTOPOL/ ON THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1838 (?)/ HAVING LED HIS SOLDIERS TO THE ASSAULT/ IN THE FIRST STORMING PARTY./ THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS,/ INHABITANTS OF THIS/ HIS NATIVE PARISH AND THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD/ WHO WITNESSED HIS EARLY PROMISE/ AND MOURN HIS UNTIMELY DEATH/ I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH. (Crimean War).
* a stained glass window depicting King Oswald of Northumbria, and inscribed: TO THE HISTORIC MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF/ WHITTINGHAM WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR WITH GERMANY 1914-1919./ THEY ENLISTED TO VINDICATE THE CAUSE OF AN OUTRAGED HUMANITY./ THEY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN A SACRED AND RIGHTEOUS CAUSE./ THEY DIED FOR ENGLAND./ THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED BY THE VICAR AND PARISHIONERS OF WHITTINGHAM/ (Names)/ PRO DEO REGE GREGE.
* a wall-mounted brass plaque, inscribed: 1939-1945/ (NAMES).
* white marble tablet, inscribed: (.....)/ ALSO OF/ CHARLES JOHN/ THEIR ELDER SURVIVING SON,/ A LIEUTENANT IN THE 1ST BATTALION OF/ HER MAJESTY'S 24TH REGIMENT,/ BORN MAY 27TH 1855,/ KILLED IN ACTION AT ISANDLWHANA,/ ON THE 22ND JANUARY 1879. (9)(10)(11)(12)
Description of the cross-head in the churchyard, which is of possible late Saxon-Early Norman date. (13)
Lying in the churchyard is part of the shaft of an early cross with cable mouldings at the angles. (2)
At the south-east corner of the churchyard is a plain crosshead in a chamfered socket stone possibly a churchyard or boundary cross (4) and beside the porch is part of the shaft of a cross, not later than 12th century in date. (3)(4)
NU06601193. The tower, a good example of long and short work, forms part of the church which is in regular use.
NU 06651193. Built on the top of the wall in the south-east corner of the churchyard are the remains of the mediaeval churchyard or boundary cross referred to, consisting of a cross head and socket stone. The crosshead is plain with chamfered edge. The span of the arms is 0.8m and the thickness 0.2m. The socket stone is 0.5m x 0.7m at the top, 0.7m by 0.9m at the base, and 0.4m high.
NU 06611193. The fragment of cross shaft is lying just outside the north-west corner of the south porch. In section it measures 0.3m x 0.15m and is 0.9m long. Although badly weathered the cable moulding on the edges is still discernible. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
Church of St Bartholomew, Grade I.
Parish church. Saxon, 12th and 13th century remains. Chancel rebuilt c.1725. Extensively rebuilt 1840 by John Green for the Rev Goodenough. Chancel extended and gothicised 1871 by F R Wilson. Vestry added 1906. Lower stage of tower and west end of nave are Saxon with clear long and short quoins. Upper part of tower demolished 1840 and replaced in battlemented Early English style.
Lower part of aisle walls have 12th or 13th century masonry. 14th century window with cusped head in west end of south aisle. One north aisle window with intersecting tracery is partly original 14th century.
Transepts have some 13th century masonry in lower courses, largely rebuilt 1840 but one original window in north transept.
Interior: high round-headed Saxon tower with unmoulded imposts. In north-east corner of nave part of blocked arch, probably 11th century. South arcade 13th century with octagonal piers and moulded capitals. North arcade is 1840 replacement of 12th century arcade. Chancel arch has 13th century responds and arch of 1871. 13th or 14th century piscina in south transept. Fittings probably 1906. (7)
Plain cross-head in churchyard; first mentioned there in 1893. Possibly set in contemporary base. Cross measures 0.572m high x 0.8m wide x 0.21-0.203m deep. The base measures 0.38m x 0.86m x 0.66m. Worn. Monolithic cross-head, type A1. Could be part of funerary monument. (8)
War memorials include:
* a wall-mounted white marble tablet, inscribed: TO THE MEMORY OF/ REGINALD CYRIL GOODENOUGH/ AGED 18/ LIEUTENANT OF THE 97TH REGIMENT OF FOOT/ FIRST BORN SON OF/ THE REV. ROBERT GOODENOUGH, M.A./ VICAR OF WHITTINGHAM./ HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED WITHIN THE GREAT REDAN BATTERY/ SEBASTOPOL/ ON THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1838 (?)/ HAVING LED HIS SOLDIERS TO THE ASSAULT/ IN THE FIRST STORMING PARTY./ THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS,/ INHABITANTS OF THIS/ HIS NATIVE PARISH AND THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD/ WHO WITNESSED HIS EARLY PROMISE/ AND MOURN HIS UNTIMELY DEATH/ I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH. (Crimean War).
* a stained glass window depicting King Oswald of Northumbria, and inscribed: TO THE HISTORIC MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF/ WHITTINGHAM WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR WITH GERMANY 1914-1919./ THEY ENLISTED TO VINDICATE THE CAUSE OF AN OUTRAGED HUMANITY./ THEY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN A SACRED AND RIGHTEOUS CAUSE./ THEY DIED FOR ENGLAND./ THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED BY THE VICAR AND PARISHIONERS OF WHITTINGHAM/ (Names)/ PRO DEO REGE GREGE.
* a wall-mounted brass plaque, inscribed: 1939-1945/ (NAMES).
* white marble tablet, inscribed: (.....)/ ALSO OF/ CHARLES JOHN/ THEIR ELDER SURVIVING SON,/ A LIEUTENANT IN THE 1ST BATTALION OF/ HER MAJESTY'S 24TH REGIMENT,/ BORN MAY 27TH 1855,/ KILLED IN ACTION AT ISANDLWHANA,/ ON THE 22ND JANUARY 1879. (9)(10)(11)(12)
Description of the cross-head in the churchyard, which is of possible late Saxon-Early Norman date. (13)
N3249
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; E Geary
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1970; D Smith
WATCHING BRIEF, Church of St Bartholomew, Whittingham 2013; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1970; D Smith
WATCHING BRIEF, Church of St Bartholomew, Whittingham 2013; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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