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Bristol (now)
The market town of Corsham is located on the south-western edge of the Cotswolds, off the main London–Bristol road, now the A4.
The large church of St Bartholomew sits between the High Street and Corsham Court. The nave, with its N and S arcades, dates from the 12thc, although the aisles were rebuilt in the 14thc. The chancel dates from the 15thc. The whole church was heavily restored in 1875-1878 by GE Street and CF Hansom. The Methuen Chapel was added in 1878-1879. The nave arcades and the N door date from the 12thc.
Folly
In the grounds of Corsham Court, near the parish church, there is a folly of 1797 or 1798 by John Nash in the form of a ruin designed to resemble a castle. It includes a mixture of Perpendicular windows, a chimney and the remains of an arch with trumpet scallop capitals.
Parish church
The present church was built in 1849 to designs by JH Hakewill. However, the font, decorated with triangular arches, probably dates from the late 12thc.
Parish church
A small medieval parish church of rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings. The church has a 13thc. chancel, and 15thc. nave, W tower and S porch. The S transept is 19thc., forming part of restorations in 1886 by John Belcher. The only 12thc. features are the simple N and S doorways and the plain font. The doorways were retained or reset in the 15thc. when the aisleless nave was rebuilt.
Parish church
The proportion of the nave suggests that the nave may be Anglo-Saxon in date. The N arcade dates from the early or mid 12thc. while the S arcade of the late 12thc. was designed to follow its overall design but with more modern detailing. The font, with its lively naïve carving, also dates from the 12thc. In the first half of the 13thc. the chancel arch was built and in the 15thc. the nave was raised in height by the addition of the clerestory.
Parish church
This is a large church with a nave dating from the 13th and 14thc. The nave arcades were built in the early 13thc. but in the 14thc. were raised and therefore widened, probably doubling their height. The only possible 12thc. fabric is the capital of the east respond of the south arcade, which is a crude scallop. The crossing tower dates from the 14thc. and the chancel and transepts from the 15thc.
Parish church
Lydiard Millicent is a village about 3.5 miles W of Swindon. The name Lydiard may derive from the Old English word meaning 'gate by the ford' and the complete name is first recorded in 1268 (Lydyerd Mylisent, see History). All Saints church lies to the NW of the village and was possibly built on the site of a pre-Norman church. The present building dates from the 14th and 15thc and consists of a chancel, nave, N and S aisles, and S porch; the W vestry was added in 1924. However, the font probably dates from the late 12thc.
Parish church
The church has a 12thc. font, south door and two windows in the chancel. However, most of the church dates from the 13th and 14thc. and there is a distinctive, late medieval bell-turret. The sanctuary was added in the 19thc. There is a faculty plan by Chancellor and Hill in Bristol Records Office.
Parish church
The church consists of a 13thc chancel, late 13thc S aisle, a N aisle of 1755, and a W tower of 1725. The chancel arch appears to date from the 12thc and is extremely wide and flat, as if it has been reset. The S door has 12thc jambs and a Perpendicular head, one of the most bizarre combinations in the county.
Parish church
The nave of the church has 4 bays of early 13th-century N arcade with double chamfered round arches. It has circular piers with octagonal, chamfered imposts, and capitals decorated with trumpet scallops with stiff-leaf foliage. However, the tall form of the arcades suggests that a dramatic transformation took place in the 15th or 16th century. Buckler illustrated these arcades in the early 19th century (Vol. VIII, plate 59). In c1300 the west tower was added. The only 12th century fabric surviving is a font bowl.