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St. Michael

St. Michael

Langtoft

Lincolnshire

Tall 3 stage C13 ashlar tower, offset to north side, having clasping buttresses, chamfered string courses, plain corbelled parapet, set back spire with 2 tiers of lucarnes.

Architectural Features

The belfry stage has tall paired C14 ogee headed lights with quatrefoils in moulded surrounds.

The C14 coursed limestone rubble with lead roofs north aisle and nave have fleuron friezes and embattled parapets.

Also a pointed and chamfered C13 doorway.

In the north wall of the chancel which has a Collyweston slate roof is a 3 light late C13 window.

The south wall has 3 tall C14 3 light windows with cusped heads to the lights, square surrounds and human head stops.

C14 inner door with continuously moulded surround and hood.

In the west wall of the nave is a very large transomed 5 light C15 panel traceried window with cusping.

4 bay C13 nave arcades with quatrefoil piers, circular abaci, double chamfered arches, the responds on the north side have foliate capitals.

The nave tie beam roof is C16 with moulded principals, curved braces to wall posts with corbels with human demi figures.

In the east wall of the north aisle an early C13 lancet above a chamfered arch matching that to the south.

C13 chancel arch, chamfered and roll moulded with annular capitals.

The chancel has 2 double chamfered C13 arches to the north and one to the south.

Beyond to the south are 2 C14 arches with quatrefoil pier, foliate capitals and responds, one incorporating a grotesque.

In the north wall of the chancel is a C14 aumbry with arched continuously moulded surround

in the vestry can be seen a further trefoil headed piscina and in the west wall a round headed single chamfered window, probably C12.

The chancel has a C14 arch braced roof on embattled corbels with brattished wall plate with fleurons, moulded principals and bosses.

The church retains much of its C16 clear glass.

Fine late C17 octagonal pulpit with ogee base to twisted stem, fluted angle pilasters and moulded cornice with acanthus scrolls.

The C18 font has octagonal bowl with shallow fluted base supported on a shaped fluted and gadrooned stem.

Monuments.

In the chancel a small wall plaque to Elizabeth Moulsworth, d. 1618.

Kneeling figure in arched alabaster surround with escutcheon.

In the chancel floor a brass plaque in a black marble slab to Sarah Walcot, d. 1651.

Draped inscription panels, one to William Hyde, d. 1703, and the other to William Hyde Senior who d. 1694.

In the west wall of the porch an ashlar plaque to Dorothy Nicholas, d. 1619.