St Michael And All Angels

By GP Manners, rebuilt again to designs of EW Buckle, 1885-1886, at cost of £2600, but incorporating C12 North doorway.

Inner doorway Norman, left jamb having spiral column, and right chevron pattern, with chevron arch, to C19 plank door.

FITTINGS: Almost complete set of pews with fine C19 carved bench ends, possibly those of rebuilding.

Chancel also has fine carved stalls, and marble reredos with delicate high relief of Last Supper under bold decorative ogee arches.

Adjacent oak panelling incorporates large carved angel each side, and stone sedilia and piscina.

Pulpit also incorporates three carved figures, and carved oak lectern, fittings are probably late C19 or early C20.

Font, at W end, C19 stone octagon.

GLASS: Main E window has stained glass, but most windows in plain glass, except for two memorial figures in N aisle.

C19 glass was mainly destroyed by blast during Second World War.

MEMORIALS: There are various memorials from the earlier fabric, built into the walls

several of these are simple square tablets of the C18, but to the S of the tower arch is an elliptical baroque white marbled wreath enclosing a black slate tablet with naive carved verses, to T H, died 1681.

This is a very complete version of a late mediaeval church created in the C19, both before the main thrust of Tractarianism and Ecclesiology had made their mark, and again after they had spent their main force.