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St Michael

St Michael

Laxton

Nottinghamshire

C13, C14, C15, restored and partly rebuilt 1859- 60 by Hine and Evans.

Architectural Features

West tower, C13

c.1490, rebuilt and re-roofed 1859, 3 stages, has 2 string courses, eaves band with gargoyles, crenellated parapet with 8 crocketed pinnacles.

Doorway, C13, 3 orders, with filleted shafts and moulded head with hood mould and mask stops.

Above, C14 ogee headed double lancet with hood mould.

Nave, 6 bays, c.1490, shortened by 2 bays 1860, has panelled crenellated parapet with on each side, 8 crocketed pinnacles and 7 large gargoyles.

On each side, 6 C15 triple lancets with cusped heads, four centred arched openings and linked hood mould.

North side has 3 C15 triple lancets, restored, with ogee heads, square headed reveals and hood moulds.

West end has C14 style double lancet with cusped heads, hood mould and stops.

North side has to east, C13 style door with flanking shafts, moulded head, hood mould and mask stops.

To west, 2 C15 style double lancets with ogee heads, four centred arched heads, heads, and hood moulds with stops.

East end has C13 style double lancet with hood mould and stops.

South side has, to east, 2 C15 triple lancets with cusped ogee heads, square headed reveals and hood moulds.

West end has a C14 double lancet with cusped heads, quatrefoil motif, restored hood mould and foliate stops.

Chancel, early C14, 4 bays, has 2 moulded string courses and 2 gabled diagonal buttresses at east end.

To east, on each side, a narrow C15 double lancet with cusped ogee heads and transom, shield motif and hood mould.

On each side, to west, 3 C15 double lancets with cusped ogee heads and four centred arched reveals, those to south chamfered.

East end has replica C14 5 light lancet with 4 shafts, cusped quatrefoils in circles, moulded reveal, hood mould and angel stops.

East end has C14 style double lancet with cusped heads, hood mould and mask stops.

South side has 3 C15 style double lancets with ogee heads, quatrefoil motif, four centred arched reveals and hood moulds with mask and foliate stops.

South porch, 1860, C14 style.

Inner south doorway, C19 in C13 style, has flanking shafts with moulded foliate capitals, head with keeled roll mould, and hood mould with foliate stops.

North and south nave arcades, C13.

North side has 4 figure corbels and 3 smaller angel corbels.

South side has 4 figure corbels and 3 damaged beast corbels.

Moulded C15 roof, restored 1860,with crenellated corbels, curved brackets, shield and foliate bosses.

Tower arch, C13, double chamfered and rebated, half pier responds with water holding bases and chamfered capitals.

North aisle has to east, 3 bay panelled oak screen, 1522, restored C20, with pierced traceried panels.

To east again, C14 arch, double chamfered with filleted shafts with octagonal capitals.

Chancel arch, C14, double chamfered, with rounded keeled shafts and run-out bases.

Rood screen, oak, 7 bays, C15, has ogee heads, perpendicular traceried panels, panelled transom.

East end has to north moulded C14 door with elaborate ogee head and hood mould.

To east, Easter sepulchre, C14, with crocketed ogee head, flanking shafts, Decorated tracery, ogee hood mould with crocketed finial, and containing C20 aumbry.

East end has to left, moulded square bracket, C15.

To right, bracket with blank shield and angel corbel.

South side has to east, chamfered squint and to its right, C14 double piscina with central shaft, ogee headed openings with Decorated tracery, hood mould and mask stops.

To west again, C14 triple sedilia with moulded arms between seats.

Roof, C15, partly renewed 1860, has cambered moulded tie beams with king posts and minor struts to moulded purlins.

Fittings include font, C17, octagonal bowl with moulded rim, clustered keeled shaft on chamfered square base.

C20 timber cover with traceried panels, angel finials, concave conical top and crocketed finial.

Octagonal pulpit, 1916.

Chamfered and moulded C19 benches, panelled clergy desk, late C19, communion table, C17, moulded stretchers and reeded square legs.

2 restored C17 armchairs with carved panelled backs.

Carved timber lectern 1898 and desk lectern 1927.

Monuments include 3 painted stone slabs, 1811, 1818 and 1822 recording benefactions, all signed or initialled by J. Trusswell.

Table tomb with 4 shafts, ballflower ornament and angel bosses, with stone figures of Knight and lady, and oak figure of second lady, to Adam de Everingham, 1341.

2 mutilated figures of Knights, C13,

C14, on C20 bases, and moulded panelled base with effigy of Knight, C14.

All to members of de Everingham family, 1287, 1387 and 1398.

C17 slate tablet with angel corbel and above, draped cartouche.

Brasses 1860 and 4 C20.

Marble and slate war memorial tablet, 1919.