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St Michael and All Angels

St Michael And All Angels

Brantham

Suffolk

Medieval with extensive rebuilding and restorations circa 1800 and circa 1869.

Architectural Features

C14 nave, C19 chancel, north aisle, north porch and lean to south vestry.

The west tower, of C14/C15 origin much restored C19.

East window of 5 cinquefoiled ogee lights, tracery over, moulded 2-centred head, moulded label with angel head stops.

There is a lean-to vestry to the west of the windows, plastered, with 3 gargoyles below eaves.

Gargoyles to parapet band which is enriched with ball flowers.

C19 stained glass to windows.

C19 poppyheads to choir stalls and carved emblems of the 4 evangelists.

C19 chancel arch, moulded 2-centred arch supported each side by 3 shafts with moulded capitals and bases, carved angel and St Michael corbels.

C19 wooded octagon pulpit carved with depiction of the Glastonbury Thorn.

Medieval stained glass panel to eastern window of south wall, said to depict St Edmund and a bishop.

Wall memorial, Rev H R Cole M A Rector 1892-1934.

Octagonal font, carved rim and soffit, quatrefoils within roundels to panels, 2-light tracery under 2-centred arches to stem, moulded base.

N.B. This font is not as described by N Pevsner Suffolk 1962.west Tower: Tower arch, chamfered 2-centred arch, angled jambs, moulded basdes.

C19 stained glass to west window.

Said to be one bell:- 'Miles Graye Made Me, 1651'.