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St Michael

Berrington

Shropshire

C13, east wall rebuilt in 1719, vestry added in 1819 and whole restored in 1910.

Architectural Features

stone slate roof over nave and plain tile roof over chancel.

pair of probably C17 raking buttresses to north, that to north-east has c.1910 stack rising from top with square lower part chamfered to octagonal shaft with moulded cap

west end probably rebuilt in C13 or C14 has flanking buttresses with chamfered offsets and parapeted gable

C14 window off-centre to right with 2 trefoil-headed lights, quatrefoil in tracery, moulded reveals, and hoodmould

C13 doorway off-centre to left with continuously-moulded arch and c.1910 nail-studded boarded door with strap hinges

attached to wall to right of C14 window is a C13 or C14 coffin slab with a raised cross and a memorial slab to Thomas Corfead, died 11th August 1754, aged 58

west end: restored C14 window with 2 trefoil-headed lights, quatrefoil in tracery, chamfered reveals, and returned hoodmould

blocked C13 doorway to right with continuously-moulded arch, and inserted C19 two-light window with Y-tracery and reset moulding in wall beneath

herringbone masonry to centre of wall and blocked small round-arched C12 window.

wall slightly projecting to left has C14 window with 2 trefoil-headed lights, quatrefoil in tracery, and chamfered reveals

weathered C18 memorial tablet attached to wall at right

C12 round-arched doorway to left with c.1910 nail-studded boarded door

stepped triple chamfered lancets of 1819 with moulded cill, and pair-of small reset carved heads and probably uncarved stones flanking at top.

barred chamfered-arched window to front with reset crudely carved head in gable end above.

probably C13 font with concave base, plain bowl with moulded top, and C19 cover

reset medieval patterned tiles in sanctuary

C17 octagonal wooden pulpit with arabesque-carved panels, guilloche frieze, back board with lozenges and guilloche bands, and tester with guilloche ornament, cornice and pendants

C17 readers desk with guilloche ornament and finials

c.1910 choir stalls, possibly incorporating C17 Panelling,and front rails with turned balusters

late C17 communion rails with alternating turned and lozenge-section balusters,and-finials reredos with reused C16 linenfold panelling, reused C17 circular panels with guillosh bands flanking centre

reused probably C15 pierced cresting, probably from former screen

Monuments: John de Pitchford , 7 foot wooden effigy of cross-legged knight drawing sword on 7-bay trefoil-arcaded base with shields

5 incised alabaster slabs commemorating couples of the Pitchford family dated 1529, 1534, 1578 and 1587, tablet to Thomas Otley, died 22 January 1807 aged 91 with shield below and urn above cornice

5 hatchments.

This small church is graded I for its surviving C12 fabric and the medieval memorials.