St Michael The Archangel

north doorway of c.1150, south arcade, north aisle

chancel C13 but south windows probably replaced c.1630, south porch C15, north porch added 1754 and minor renovations of 1890.

West tower of 1070 has corner square turrets

clasping buttresses added c.1380.

South west turret has 3 Norman openings.

South front has lancet with C14 trefoliated head and west front has 4 centred arched window with hood moulding.

East front has double Norman paired lancet.

North doorway of c.1150 has 2 orders of columns with decorated scallop capitals and tympanum with bearded man in long robe grasping 2 lions, one with frontal head, one in profile, with long tails sprouting into ornamental forms.

Chancel is C13 of 3 bays with bar tracery having mullions round in section.

C13 East window with 3 lancets and 3 circular lights above with inserted quatrefoils.

South aisle of 1270 has East window with 3 lancets and tracery above.

South porch is C15.

Interior has C13 south arcade with round piers, round abaci and double chamfered arches dying into a continuation of the piers.

Roof to nave and north aisle is C15 crownpost.

Nave has early C17 octagonal pulpit with perspective arches to top layer of panelling and diamonds to lower layer with book rest on brackets all round.

Floor tablet of c.1687.

North aisle has C13 column-shaped font.

SZ4189 : Shalfleet, St. Michael's Church: Font with late c16th bowl

© Michael Garlick

Stone reredos dated 1630.

Most of the windows are C17 still in the Gothic style.

Chancel probably C17.

3 early C19 wall plaques with urns, 1 signed J. Bacon, London. (N. Pevsner: B.O.E. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 768).