Church Of St Michael And All Angels

SJ 71NW 24/403,

LILLESHALL, CHURCH ROAD

Church of St Michael and All Angels

18.06.59

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Sandstone ashlar church with tiled roof. Late Norman nave, the south doorway has two orders of shafts with shaft rings, arches with zigzags and keeled roll moulding. Another Norman south doorway probably re-set, with zigzag moulding in 2-centred arch, and shaft capitals with waterleaf. C19 traceried 3-light south nave windows. Late C19 gabled south porch, timber-framed and ashlar. Early English Chancel was lengthened in early C14 with restored 5-light east window with reticulated tracery. Lancet and round-arched doorway on south wall of chancel. Straight-headed north chancel window with three ogee-arched lights. Early C14 long north aisle with Decorated 3-light east and 2-light west windows. Decorated C19 north windows and three buttresses with set-offs. Short perpendicular west tower with angle buttresses, moulded battlements, crocketed pinnacles and quatrefoil frieze. Two-light bell-openings, the mullion and tracery have been taken out except on the east side. Three-light Perpendicular vest window in tower.

INTERIOR: Five-bay north arcade with chamfered pointed arches, short octagonal piers with octagonal capitals and bases. Nave and chancel roof have arched braces, collars and tie-beams with brackets underneath, and small cusped wind-braces. Two-centred arch from chancel to north aisle. Norman cylindrical font has dreaded sides with simple decoration and C19 base. Good monument in chancel to Richard Leveson 1661 and his wife 1674 - 2 reclining figures with flanking columns and pediment and putto outside. Royal Arms to Charles II. Stained glass in chancel east window by Evans. The gravestones have been moved and most have been set against the churchyard boundary wall where there are a few C18 but mostly C19 headstones.

Listing NGR: SJ7286615287