Church Of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building located in Hope Mansell. It dates back to the early 14th century, with some remains from the 12th century, and was extensively restored in 1889. The church is constructed from sandstone rubble and features a tile roof. It consists of a nave with a west bellcote, a lower chancel offset to the north, and a south porch.

The west wall includes a 19th-century lancet window situated between two buttresses, along with a gabled bellcote that houses two bells. The north wall of the nave has two bays with windows that have chamfered surrounds and round heads, likely from the 18th century. The south wall features a similar window to the east of the porch and a 19th-century trefoiled window to the west. The open gabled porch, probably from the 17th century, has a collar-rafter roof, and its doorway has a chamfered surround with a straight-sided pointed head. In the east wall of the nave, there is a chamfered lancet.

The chancel, dating from the early 14th century, has a lancet window and a doorway with a 19th-century pointed head on the north side. The south wall contains two windows: one with a trefoiled ogee light and another lancet. The east window features three lights with intersecting tracery.

Inside, both the nave and chancel have scissor-braced rafter roofs. The chancel arch is chamfered in two orders, with the inner order dying into the responds. High in the wall to the south of the arch is a 13th-century window that now opens into the chancel. The south wall of the chancel includes a trefoiled piscina. The sandstone font, which has a round bowl with a moulded stem, is likely from the 13th century. The chancel windows contain late 19th-century glass.