Church Of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1965. A Early C14 Church.
Church Of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- last-transept-ochre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1965
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Michael is a parish church dating from the early 14th century, with restorations made in the 19th century. It is constructed of coursed and squared rubble. The church features a low west tower that is buttressed, with ogee arched openings leading to the bell chamber, topped by a low broach spire with lunettes. The nave includes a clerestory with paired traceried lights set in square openings, along with a south aisle and chancel, all of which have parapets on the exterior. The traceried windows in the south aisle have hood moulds, although the stonework of all the windows appears to have been renewed in the 19th century. There is a blocked north doorway with a round arched head and cushion capitals, while the south door dates back to around 1300.
Inside, the church has a double chamfered narrow arch leading to the west tower and a nave arcade consisting of four bays, also double chamfered, featuring minimal capitals on the inner arch, with outer arches that form a continuous hood mould. The chancel arch is double chamfered as well, and there is a Victorian reredos, piscina, sedilia, and an east window. Some 17th-century panelling can be found to the north of the altar, along with early 18th-century black and gilded wrought iron altar rails, attributed to the school of Robert Bakewell. The font is a plain square with chamfered corners, set on a solid stone base, and it likely predates the church.
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