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St Michael

Nantmawr

Shropshire

John Parker in 1847-53 with steeple of 1855-6, incorporating substantial parts of Medieval church, dating principally from C12

Architectural Features

Uncoursed limestone rubble with rough-hewn angle quoins to C15 east end

Slate roofs with coped verges (stepped at west end) on carved stone kneelers

Wooden vaulted roof, supported on ringed stone shafts, has carved painted bosses, ribs and flying ribs.

Remains of C14 grave slab with Lom- bardic script to top right corner and carving of hare to bottom left fixed to east wall.

Tall round-headed C12 south doorway evidently repositioned by Parker has plank door with incised carving to decorated strap hinges, lower with fleur-de-lys pointing.

East wall has 3- light C15 window with trefoil heads and panel tracery.

Two-light C15 window with cambered head to east of porch.

Largely embellished and reworked by Parker but retains early C15 three-bay north arcade with short octagonal columns and double-chamfered pointed arches.

C19 arch-braced roof to nave in seven bays with carved pendant bosses and gilded bosses at intersection of panels

hammer beams over rood screen.

Panelled Gothic screen at west end supported on four clustered columns with foliage carving to capitals at east end and similar columns alternating with demi-columns (some with stiff-leaf foliage to capitals) at west-end.

Restored C15 rood screen has vine-trail decoration and carvings of animals (including hare) to cornice.

Screen continues across north aisle: also nine one-bay divisions with Gothic tracery patterns, crenellated cornice and attached carving.

Octagonal font with painted carved decoration said to be c.1660 but may be a medieval font recut

rests on possibly C12 scalloped base.

communion rails also by him but incorporating medieval tracery patterns, probably taken from screen.

Stained glass: east window of north aisle in memory of Lt. John Donne East window commemorates Revd.

James Donne and his second wife, Alice Chancel south window to Elias Owen MONUMENTS.

Massive wall memorial to Sir John Bridgeman , erected 1752 by his daughter, Judeth

Wall memorial to Sir John's wife, Ursula with seated putto to top: north aisle, east wall, by Thomas White of Worcester.

Roger Mathews , similar monument to Lady Ursula Bridgeman's, erected c.1736: sanctuary, north of east window, also by White.

To Rees Tanat, small wall memorial with grotesque head to bottom: south of east window.

Cartouches flanking east arch of north arcade, left to John Bridgeman , right to George Bridgeman South wall of chancel has memorial to Susanna Godolphin and to other members of the Tanat family (no date).

Immediately to right is small cartouche to Owen Tanat Hatchment to Godolphin family, north wall of nave.