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St Michael

St Michael

Shepton Beauchamp

Somerset

C13, C14, C15, C16, restored 1865 by G.E. Street.

Architectural Features

Coursed and squared lias and Hamstone, coped verges to lead-sheeting and tile roofs, finials.

Tall 3-stage tower with set-back buttresses ascending to the shafts of former pinnacles, embattled parapet, gargoyles, 2-light traceried bell-chamber windows with stone grilles, continuing as blank openings on the ringing chamber below, clock with Roman numerals to west and south, higher polygonal stair-turret to the north

medieval figure of a bishop in a canopied niche to west face, C19 figure of St. George in a niche to the south

Three bay south aisle, rebuilt except single 2-light window to west, probably reused, label with carved heads as stops, parapet with a moulded coping, gargoyles, buttresses.

Rebuilt south porch, though a statue in the gable face is medieval.

C15 north aisle, 3 bays, 3-light square-headed windows to north, 2-light traceried pointed-arch window to the west, parapet with a coping, gargoyle

this partially obscures the embattled north chapel, large 3-light traceried Perpendicular windows, carved heads as label stops, gargoyles, tall polygonal stack, Two bay chancel, 2-light Decorated windows to the north and south, diagonal buttresses to east, 3-light window.

Scraped interior on tile and encaustic tile pavements.

north aisle under C17 lean-to roof, though much renewed

chancel under C19 unceiled wagon roof with ribs and bosses, ornamental wallplate, painted decoration, Three bay south aisle, C14 octagonal piers with moulded caps, except C13 half-circular pier to south-east end.

C14 moulded inner doorway to south porch.

Good C14 stepped group of a piscina, sedilia, and doorway, continuous mouldings, the walls between the sedilia seats are pierced by ogee-sided triangles and cinquefoiled circles.

Norman tub font with C19 medieval style cover with ironwork.

Further 2 pairs of carved high-back chairs which appear to be C17.

Many fittings of the restoration including pews, stone pulpit, stone and wrought-iron chancel screen, choir stalls and reredos.

Ten mid/late C19 stained-glass windows, though that to south-east corner of south aisle appears to incorporate late medieval work.

Several mid/late C19 wall monuments.