Church Of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a church located on Southwick Church Lane, with origins dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. It was altered in 1835 by John Garret and rebuilt in 1949 by John Denman. The building features coursed and uncoursed cobblestone with plain tiled and pantiled roofs. It includes a tower with side vestries, a nave with a south porch, aisles, and a chancel. The three-stage tower has a shingled broach spire, with the first stage believed to be Saxon and flanked by round-ended vestries added in 1949. The west door is a renewed round-headed design with recessed arches on piers. The second stage of the tower has wide paired round-headed arches on columns, while the third stage features narrow, very tall lancets and round openings above. The nave, built in 1835, has four bays and simple tripartite lancets. The chancel contains much renewed 13th-century lancets. Inside, there is a 14th-century wooden screen with narrow bays. A notable monument within the church is a cartouche dedicated to Elizabeth Gray, who died in 1745. The tower was taken down due to bomb damage in 1941.