Church Of St Michael And All Angels

SU 34 NE ANDOVER KNIGHTS ENHAM 2/67 Church of St Michael 24.2.50 and All Angels I Norman, C13, C17. Narrow single-cell church of Norman origin but mainly C13 features, bell-turret, south porch, C19 vestry. Tile roof, shingled bell turret with spire. The external walling is cement rendered, but the stonework of the filled-in 2 bay C13 arcade to a former south aisle is exposed, brick stepped buttresses at the angles; the vestry is of flint with stone dressings. The C17 porch is timber-framed on a low wall, the cheeks being rendered and the gabled front clad in recent vertical boarding (with a round arched opening). There are some small C13 lancets on the north side, and on the south side an old double light in a square frame, and later wood-framed windows, the east window being a modern triple lancet. Within, the separation of nave and chancel is marked by the remains of a timber-framed structure (including a rood beam), with 3 arched openings above a recently-widened square opening; the surrounding part is plastered, with painted texts (at the top) on either side of a framed Royal Coat of Arms; to the south side is an endowment board. The walling of the north side of the nave contains painted panels with texts of the Creed and the Lord's Prayer. There are several wall monuments (of the C18 and early Cl9) in the chancel and the south wall of the nave, where there is a small exposure of the arch and column of the former arcade; two hatchments are hung high. The west wall has a C18 piscina; Norman tube font. Old moulded tie-beams extend a little below the ceiling.

Listing NGR: SU3636847991