Description

SP 0937 BROADWAY CP CHURCH STREET (east side)
8/13 Church of St Michael
30.7.59
GV II
Church. 1839, by H Eginton, restored 1890. Limestone ashlar with tile
roof. Comprises a west tower, nave with clerestorey, north and south
aisles under pitched roofs, lower chancel, and north and south porches at
east ends of aisles. The tower is of four stages divided by string courses
and has angle buttresses and a solid parapet. The corner pinnacles have
niches. The bell openings are each of two pointed lights with angle shafts.
The west wall has a lancet window within a blind arcade of three pointed
arches. Above is a clock. The west doorway is moulded and pointed with
angle shafts and has a gabled hood with poppyhead. The west windows of the
aisles are of two pointed lights under pointed heads with quatrefoils. The
aisles are of five bays separated by buttresses and have lancet windows. The
porches have angle buttresses, moulded pointed doorways, and small triple
stepped lancets under their gables. The chancel is of two bays and has
pointed windows with angle shafts. The east window has triple stepped lancets
with angle shafts. The north-east buttress is inscribed: "1839". Interior:
tower contains stair with stick balusters leading to west gallery. Five-
bay arcades of pointed arches chamfered in two orders spring from round
piers each with four engaged shafts. Plastered quadripartite vaults, probably
added in 1890, spring from wall shafts. The west gallery contains an organ.
The chancel arch is pointed and chamfered in two orders. The timber chancel
screen is a memorial to the dead of the First World War. The chancel has
carved timber choir stalls and a stone reredos. Windows contain early and
mid-C20 glass. The timber pulpit, although restored, appears to be of c1600,
and has carved decoration and a sounding board.

Listing NGR: SP0948237335

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26576951

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)