Church Of St Michael

ELMLEY LOVETT CP ELMLEY LOVETT SO 86 NE 5/43 Church of St Michael 14.3.69 GV II*

Parish church. C14 tower, remainder rebuilt 1839-1840 by John Mills. Ashlar, tile roof. Chancel, nave, west tower. Tower: C14, three stages, recessed octagonal spire, battlemented parapet with three corner pinnacles (north-west pinnacle missing), diagonal buttresses to ground floor, roll moulding to corner above, 1840 additions (single storey) on north and south side of tower provide porches; tall window to second stage (belfry) with semi-circular head; square headed window to first stage; in ground floor west wall a restored window of three lights with trefoiled heads under 2-centred head. Nave: battlemented parapet, diagonal buttresses, four bays divided by stepped buttresses with large lancet windows, each with label. Chancel: two bays to south wall, lancet to east bay, other blank; east wall: three stepped lancets, roundel above inscribed "SUB CRUCE CANDIDA 1840". Interior: chancel arch 2-centred and chamfered; roof: nave: seven bays, chancel two bays, collar trusses. Fittings: late C19 font, C17 altar table, a hatchment and the Royal arms. The church stands in the middle of a deserted medieval village. (VCH 3, p 110; BoE, p 144; H Colvin, 1978, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600 - 1840, London).

Listing NGR: SO8655269673