St Bartholomew's Church, Barbon

The church is constructed in stone, with stone-slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, two-bay north and south aisles, a south porch, a south transept, a north organ loft and vestry, and a chancel. A tower stands on the crossing. The architectural style of the church is Perpendicular, freely expressed. The aisle windows have two or three lights, The window in the transept has two lights, and that in the organ loft has three lights. There is a three-light west window, and in the chancel is a five-light east window, and a two-light window on the south side. The south porch is gabled with a three-centred arch, above which is a niche containing a statue. On the southeast corner of the tower is a square stair turret. On the west side of the tower is a single-light window, with a clock face above it. The three-light bell openings are louvred. The parapet is embattled, and on top of the tower is a pyramidal roof surmounted by a tall cross.[2]

The interior of the church is faced with ashlar stone. The two-bay arcades are carried on octagonal piers.[3] Most of the furniture and fittings were designed by the architects,[3] and carved by local craftsmen.[6] In the church are Royal arms of 1815. The stained glass in the west window was made in 1893 by Powell's to a design by Harrington Mann. The glass elsewhere is by Shrigley and Hunt.[3] The two-manual organ was made in 1903 by J. W. Walker.[7] There is a ring of six bells. Five of these were cast by John Taylor of Loughborough, three of them in 1893, one in 1897, and one in 1964. The sixth bell was cast in 2003 by Eijsbouts.[8]