Church Of St Michael And All Angels

FRINGFORD MAIN STREET SP6029-6129 (West side) 18/24 Church of St. Michael and All 07/12/66 Angels

GV II

Church. Late C12 origins rebuilt piecemeal in C19, the chancel in 1821, the north aisle in 1829 and 1905, the tower added in 1831 replacing a wooden belfry, south aisle rebuilt by G.E. Street in 1857. Coursed limestone rubble and squared, coursed limestone. Slate and lead roofs. Chancel, nave, north and south aisles, west tower, south porch. 4-window range. Chancel has a C19 3-light Perpendicular style window and two 2-light C19 lancet style windows on north and south with quatrefoils in head. Pointed arched priest's door on south. North aisle has a restored, 3-light Decorated style window on east, three 2-light lancet style windows on north with quatrefoils in heads and a 2-light Reticulated window on west. C19 buttresses. South aisle has restored and C19 2-light Decorated style windows on east, south and west. Offset buttresses. Nave has two 2-light Perpendicular clerestory windows with leaded lights and square heads with hood moulds and label stops on south and two similar C19 windows on north. C19 south porch. Restored C12 south doorway. West tower of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses and shallow C19 stone parapet. Pointed arched south doorway. Lancet window to first stage, 2-light Decorated window with louvres to bell-stop. Diagonal buttresses. String to upper stage. Chancel has a C19 roof, nave has a 5-bay arched tie beam roof with renewed purlins. 2 bay C12 north arcade with round piers with trumpet scallop decorated on capitals. 3 bay Perpendicular south arcade. 2 piers with grotesque heads. Medieval screen. Pulpit with C16 panels. 2 fonts, one Perpendicular, the other of 1880. C19 fittings and furnishings including carved bench ends. Wall memorials in north aisle to Henry and Anthony Addington, 1729 and 1790. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: 1974, pp607-8; VCH: Oxfordshire: Vol VI, p133)

Listing NGR: SP6063829131