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St Michael And All Angels

Eaton Bishop

Herefordshire

C14 with restorations in 1885 and 1927.

Architectural Features

Tile and shingle roofs.

Tower is C11

C12 and was restored in 1927.

Chancel has three-seater C14 sedilia with chamfered ogeed and trefoiled heads separated by octagonal shafts on moulded bases

Pair of aumbries, one to each of north and south walls, have C15 traceried panels on late C19 or early C20 doors.

C19 oak altar rails supported by twisted brass posts with foliated brass decoration.

East window which was re-leaded in 1978 has celebrated C14 stained glass with central Crucifixion flanked by tabernacles beneath which are angels and donors with a Virgin and Child panel to the left.

In east window of south wall is a more contemporary stained glass with tracery lights illuminating Christ in Majesty.

C19 stained glass in south-west window of Samuel Clark shows SS Michael and Ethelbert in left light and SS Gabriel and Cantelupe in the right.

North wall has monument to Richard Sneade, died 1678.

South wall has monument to Thomas Phillips, died 1784, with arch above cornice and apron in form of a swag.

Also his daughter, Isabella, burnt to death 1836, whose monument is of white marble with pediment and simplified acroteria with the incised inscription: AN AWFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS IMPORTANT TRUTH "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH" BE YE THEREFORE READY ALSO: FOR THE SON OF MAN COMETH AT AN HOUR WHEN YE THINK NOT Large organ to north side inscribed: EUSTACE INGRAM HEREFORD 1888 Chancel arch has double chamfers, the inner order on half-columns with fillets and half-octagonal capitals, the outer order dying into the responds.

Chancel screen of oak, largely c1900, including C14 elements, has three panelled bays to each side of entry with pairs of ogee and cinquefoiled heads.

Nave has C13 arcade with circular piers and abaci

Two carved heads, one above each of two westernmost abaci of south arcade.

Font, partly C13, has eight clustered shafts with foliated capitals on circular base and a C19 cylindrical bowl.

Lectern is probably mid- C19 with twisted wrought iron shaft to oak book wedge.

Pulpit is late C19, part-octagonal with cresting to top rail and resembles cinquefoil style of chancel screen.

Twisted brass newel post and hand rails to stairs.

Stained glass in east window above chancel arch is late C19 and illustrates The Resurrection.

North aisle has C17 communion table with turned legs and moulded rails.

At the east end beneath C14 ogeed and cinquefoil-headed recessed panel is a bas-relief in crystalline stone of "Suffer the Little Children" for Lady Irva Keenan Pulley and Sir Charles Thornton Pulley DL, JP, died 1942 and 1947 respectively.

North-east window for Mary Pulley, died 1876, has stained glass of Charity flanked by Faith and Hope.

South aisle has C14 piscina with cinque- foiled head and circular drain.

Above in the easternmost window of the south wall is stained glass for Sir Joseph Pulley, Bart of Lower Eaton, died 1901, and the inscription: "This and the window over chancel arch erected 1904".

Brass plaque to nine men who fell in " ..