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St Michael

St Michael

Well

North Yorkshire

C15 with 1844 restoration.

Architectural Features

West tower: C12 to tall first stage, Perpendicular to upper 3 stages.

Nave: early C14 and later, of 3 bays.

Inner south door C12 with 3 orders of colonnettes, waterleaf capitals and several roll mouldings in the arch.

Chancel: early C14.

To east a C17 2-light mullion window, above a 2-light mullion window with round-arched heads.

Font cover of 1352, tall wooden elaborately traceried and crocketed pinnacle.

Wooden reredos in north chapel, late C16, Dutch, with 5 small screens and decorative panels.

To north aisle is a portion of Roman mosaic found at the Villa in Well in 1859, also to north aisle large painted coat of arms to George I, 1731.

Monuments: tomb chest 1526 to Lady Dorothy Nevill, very plain.

Tomb chest to Sir John Nevill Lord Latimer 1596, a recumbant effigy, the back panel now to side with inscription and arms.

Roofs to nave and chancel probably C17.