St Bartholomew
Richards Castle, Herefordshire
A medieval church and Knights Templar chapel.
Tiny, remote and very rural, the church here has a great treasure: a Norman tympanum showing the Lamb of God flanked by a griffin and a winged bull.
Pipe Aston, Herefordshire
It is thought to have been sculpted by one of the mason/sculptors who later worked at Kilpeck.
The little church is full of interest, including several Norman architectural features, a 12th century font, 14th century nave roof, and fragments of wall painting.
Richards Castle, Herefordshire
A medieval church and Knights Templar chapel.
Bromfield, Shropshire
A pleasant hour's walk above the River Teme leads from Ludlow to St Mary's, which began life as a Norman priory church and still shares its riverside setting with the old Priory Gatehouse.
Ludlow, Shropshire
Ludlow possesses one of the great parish churches of England, and one of the largest, St Laurence's, is known, with good reason, as the Cathedral of the Marches.