Architectural Features
C15 tower.
Nave has C12 south doorway with scratch mass dial on right jamb
St Michael's Church has stood here since the 12th century when it was built by a member of the Giffard family, foursquare to those lazy Cotswold winds - the ones that go through you instead of around you. In November 1958 it was Grade I listed, in recognition of its historical and architectural interest. Time taken 4.22 pm BST (British Summer Time).
two 2-light windows to left and right of C13
C15 respectively, latter flanked by two C18 wall-mounted memorials
blocked remains of C12 window also in south nave wall.
Doorway now sheltered by C14 porch with internal stone seats.
West nave wall is C15 replacement with 2-light window
No east window in chancel, which has narrow C13 lancet in north wall
in south, two 2-light C14 windows and square-headed priest's door.
View into chancel constricted by narrow tower arches with complex piers: partly embedded C13 round columns in later tower masonry.
Fragments of medieval painting on tower piers.
Three medieval memorial stones and fine C18 chest tomb lyre-end in chancel.
![One of the first visits away from home for the newborn child might have been to here - the parish church of St Michael and its 'Perpendicular' font. In some parish churches, the font was provided with a locked cover so that the holy water would not be stolen and used for other purposes - witchcraft perhaps? There are many fonts throughout Britain in various materials including stone and lead - some of them dating back many centuries and quite ornate. Some have soaring, elaborately carved covers moved with a counterpoise e.g. Ewelme, Oxfordshire [[SU6491]]. Brimpsfield church was Grade I listed in November 1958 in recognition of its historical and architectural interest and shares a feature with some other Cotswold churches e.g. nearby Winstone [[SO9609]] in that it has no east window. Time taken 4.46 pm BST (British Summer Time).](https://storage.googleapis.com/natbase-94192.firebasestorage.app/observations/P27pQHOF9FRxHV3xniseBoXaG4S2/1775212747242_4143384_ee0f6c85.jpg)
In nave an octagonal carved oak pulpit dated 1658,
One of the first visits away from home for the newborn child might have been to here - the parish church of St Michael and its 'Perpendicular' font. In some parish churches, the font was provided with a locked cover so that the holy water would not be stolen and used for other purposes - witchcraft perhaps? There are many fonts throughout Britain in various materials including stone and lead - some of them dating back many centuries and quite ornate. Some have soaring, elaborately carved covers moved with a counterpoise e.g. Ewelme, Oxfordshire [[SU6491]]. Brimpsfield church was Grade I listed in November 1958 in recognition of its historical and architectural interest and shares a feature with some other Cotswold churches e.g. nearby Winstone [[SO9609]] in that it has no east window. Time taken 4.46 pm BST (British Summer Time).
C15 octagonal stone font with quatrefoil panel decoration, sitting on a buttressed base.
SO9412 : St Michael, Brimpsfield - Font
Stained glass is early C20.
The Giffards, as Lords of the Manor, also built the C12 castle, the mound of which lies to the south of the church approach path.