St Michael And All Angels

C12 with C13

C14 alterations.

Coursed rubble and roman brick, with some uncoursed rubble on south aisle.

Red plain tile roof.

Early C12 nave and chancel, apparently one build and originally chancel vaulted.

Roof is late C13 scissor braced, 7 cants, with moulded wall plates, 2 octagonal crown posts with moulded bases and capitals.

Early C12 apse, with plain half domed vault.

Three windows with round head of 2 arches of Roman brick, external jambs and splays with free shaft.

Internally shafts have carved or scalloped capitals and moulded base.

Early C12 north door with plain jambs, round arch and tympanum filled with Roman bricks.

C12 north door of 3 round orders, 2 moulded, one plain, in Roman brick.

One late C12 two centred, of one chamfered order.

Late C13 arch, 2 centred with 3 chamfered order, in C13 bricks.

Fourth arch is 2 centred, on chamfered order possibly C14.

Early C12 window heads above arches.

Lower one C14, 2 pointed lights in 2 centred head, set in C12 opening.

Upper window is C12.

South aisle is late C13 or early C14.

Three windows 2 modern, west is C14 with 2 trefoiled ogee lights with a quatrefoil 2 centred head.

Mid C12 wall paintings an original structure, extensively restored late C19.

Considered to be the finest of all the paintings in the church.

© Michael Garlick

Apse has St Michael and St Gabriel and 10 Apostles, including Saint Peter and Paul.

Centrally a Majesty with rainbow supported by angels.

Nave and Chancel have numerous figures, with extensive decorative work and diaper motifs, South porth rebuilt C20. (RCHM 1).