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St Michael

St Michael

Nether Compton

Dorset

Nave rebuilt C15.

Architectural Features

West tower, early C15.

Clay-tile roofs (nave), and stone slate roof (chancel).

Nave has C15 windows, each of 3 cinquefoiled lights in a square head, with a label and returned stops

West tower, of 3 stages with an embattled parapet, pinnacles and gargoyles.

South chapel, rough- cast walls and tile roof with stone coping.

Interior: roofs have compartmented barrel-vaults with carved call bosses at the intersections, stone angel corbels, C15.

Fittings: Font, octagonal bowl with quatrefoil panels, initials and date N. B., C, W. 1620 on rim.

Pulpit hexagonal with moulded framing and enriched cornice panelled sides, C17, and reader's pew, C17.

Monuments: in north chapel to Goodden family, notably to Robert Goodden 1828, white marble standing figure on a pedestal, possibly by Flaxman.

To Robert Goodden, 1764, and Abigail his wife, erected by their son Robert in 1777, black-and- white marble wall monument.

Numerous monuments to Gooddens and Bicknells in north chapel and south chapel (baptistery).

Five hatchments in N. chapel and nave.

Communion table, with turned legs and enriched top rails, C17. (RCHM, Dorset i, p 103(1)).