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St Michael And All Angels

Urchfont

Wiltshire

Late C13-early C14, C15, restored 1864 and 1900

Architectural Features

Lead roofs, but stone tiles to chancel and porch

Nave with north and south aisles, south porch, transepts and chancel, all of building period late C13 through early C14

Late C15 west tower

Door and upper opening to former rood screen, the lower door enlarged as squint for transept

early C13

with billet moulding to outer order on square responds with nook shafts carved with stiff leaf foliage

Bosses at intersections carved with St Michael, Abraham, pelican, mermaid etc

Under tower, a C15 door with tracery head to stair tower

Glass to chancel by Wailes and others

Heads of east side windows have C14 angels holding crowns

Monuments: Chancel

wall monument

Two busts in Roman dress on lid

solemn angels stand by side bearing hourglass and upturned torch

In nave: Seven wall monuments over arcade piers

North transept, 6 wall monuments, on south: h) Limestone tablet on shaped brecchia background

South transept: Four monuments

East wall, a handsome wall monument, red and orange marbles with white marble dressings

Inscription within wreath to James Long of Wedhampton, (c.f. monument in Etchilhampton CP) died 1768

Supporting scrolls and carved apron over putto

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