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St Michael

St Michael

Stanton by Bridge CP

Derbyshire

C11, C12, C13, partly rebuilt 1682 by Augustine Jackson the rector, restored 1865.

Architectural Features

Steeply pitched plain tile roofs with crested ridge tiles, lapped stone copings to gables, ridge crosses and gabled C19 stone bellcote to west gable.

West elevation has small semi-circular headed C12 window to centre flanked by large C19 buttresses.

Attached to north side of nave is the C13 aisle with continuous moulded sill band and coved eaves band.

West elevation has a small trefoil headed single light window set high up and a stepped corner buttress with large C13 human gargoyle set diagonally above.

Similar buttress to eastern corner and pointed C13 east window with cusped intersecting C19 tracery.

Similar three-light east window with semi-circular headed stone plaque over dated 1682.

East corner of the nave has long and short quoining, probably C11.

Inner door has C12 arch rebuilt on C19 nook shafts.

Above to centre, is a re-set C13 coffin lid.

INTERIOR: is simple with C13 three bay north arcade of double-chamfered arches on octagonal piers with moulded capitals and bases.

C12 semicircular-headed chancel arch looks rebuilt.

Nave has simple pews and octagonal wooden pulpit on stone base of similar date and style.

North aisle has pointed C13 piscina to east end and odd stone font with circular bowl on octagonal base to west end.

There are three early memorials, two alabaster slabs re-set against the south wall of the chancel and one tomb niche with effigy in north wall of the aisle.

Both slabs have incised figures of knight and a lady with Latin inscriptions round, that to east is to William Sacheverell who died 1558 and that to west is to Richard Francis who died 1530.

Above is another slab from the base of a tomb chest which has carvings of fourteen kneeling sons and daughters with a shield to centre and to each side.

The nave has a marble wall war memorial.

Chancel windows all have c1865 glass, as does the western rose window.

East window of aisle has stained glass of c1880.