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St Michael

St Michael

Glentworth CP

Lincolnshire

Late C11, late C12, mid C14, late C16, 1782, restored C19, C20.

Architectural Features

Late C11 tower with rough quoins.

Mid C14 west window of 3 pointed, cusped lights with 4 heart-shaped mouchettes above under a pointed head with hood mould.

Small, narrow, round headed C11 light above.

Plain chancel wall, rebuilt late C16.

East end with quoins, gable and large rectangular 5 light C16 mullion and transom window, the upper lights with shallow pointed heads.

South side of chancel has large blocked rectangular opening to east and small late C12 doorway to west with sinuous semi- elliptical head supported by single shaft with volute capital to left and broad leafed Canterburyesque capital to right.

Late C11 interior tower arch with round head and large impost blocks.

Broad, pointed double chamfered early C13 chancel arch with semi-circular responds and capitals with stiff trefoil leaves patched with plaster.

C19 pews, lecturn, pulpit and altar rail.

The font.

C20 font.

The font.

© Dave Hitchborne

Two C19 chairs re-using C16 traceried panels.

Large tomb of north wall of chancel of Sir Christopher Wray, died 1592 and wife, in pink, white and blue-grey marble.

A fine memorial by Edward Hurst.
Elizabeth Saunderson was the daughter of Sir John Wray, great grandson of Sir Christopher Wray, Lord Chief Justice of England, whose tomb is also in the church.
The detailing of the Putti is very fine. See [[2618944]]

Large white marble monument on south side of chancel, to Elizabeth Sanderson, died 1714, by Edward Hurst.

A fine memorial by Edward Hurst. Elizabeth Saunderson was the daughter of Sir John Wray, great grandson of Sir Christopher Wray, Lord Chief Justice of England, whose tomb is also in the church. The detailing of the Putti is very fine. See [[2618944]]

© J.Hannan-Briggs