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Church of St Michael and All Angels

A Grade II Listed Building in Old Town, East Sussex

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Latitude: 50.7783 / 50°46'42"N

Longitude: 0.2644 / 0°15'52"E

OS Eastings: 559743

OS Northings: 100085

OS Grid: TQ597000

Mapcode National: GBR MV7.1PJ

Mapcode Global: FRA C7F1.4TS

Plus Code: 9F22Q7H7+8Q

Entry Name: Church of St Michael and All Angels

Listing Date: 22 October 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1262164

English Heritage Legacy ID: 293636

ID on this website: 101262164

Location: St Michaels and All Angels' Church, Downside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21

County: East Sussex

District: Eastbourne

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Eastbourne

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Eastbourne St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30 March 2021 to correct the architect name and to reformat the text to current standards


TQ 59 00
11/10004

EASTBOURNE
WILLINGDON ROAD
Church of St Michael and All Angels

II
Church. Designed by Granville Edward Stewart Streatfeild in Decorated Gothic revival style. Chancel vestry and Lady Chapel erected in 1901 (with a temporary iron nave). Nave aisles and tower erected in 1911. Built of unknapped flint with stone dressings and Westmoreland slate roof. West tower, south porch, nave, aisles chancel, north east lady chapel and south east vestry.

Tower of three stages with buttresses surmounted by weathervane. Bellstage has two half-blocked arches with double cinquefoil-headed lights to each face. Gabled south porch with four-centred arched entrance with decorated spandrels. Nave has ten clerestory windows and four windows to aisle. Gabled vestry with paired arched windows to south, and to east triple then seven light cinquefoil windows, Chancel has large rose window with band of chequered flint and stone above with buttresses. Lady Chapel has two arched windows. Interior has five bay nave with pointed arches on octagonal piers. Roof of arched traced type with ogee tension braces. Chancel of three bays with clerestory.

East window has stained glass of Christ in Majesty flanked by four archangels. To south is window depicting St Agatha and St Clare by school of William Morris. Lady Chapel has king post roof and stained glass window depicting Dorcas, also school of William Morris. Pulpit, choir stalls, lectern and organ chamber are original.

Listing NGR: TQ5974300085

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