Church Of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1967. A Norman Church.

Church Of St Michael

WRENN ID
wild-gargoyle-barley
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
11 April 1967
Type
Church
Period
Norman
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Michael is a church that dates back to the 12th century, with restorations from the 18th century and extensions added in 1891. It is constructed of coursed red and calciferous sandstone sourced from the nearby Roman Wall, sitting on a chamfered plinth, while the extensions are made of dressed red sandstone also on a chamfered plinth. The roof is made of graduated greenslate and features coped gables.

The church has a four-bay nave, a south gabled porch, and a west open twin bellcote. There is a 19th-century north transept and a single-bay chancel that shares a roof with a 19th-century north vestry. The south door has a chamfered surround, while the north door features a moulded surround with carved stone leaf capitals. There is one blocked original lancet window in the south wall and a similar window in the north wall, with additional 19th-century single and paired lancets.

Inside the chancel, there are three 19th-century lights in the east and south windows, and one original lancet window located between the vestry and the chancel. The church also houses a Norman font, which is octagonal at the base of the bowl and square at the top, decorated with leaf motifs and beaded strips and stems. The bells, now located inside the church, date from 1616 and are medieval. The chancel arch is from the 19th century, and there are early 20th-century furnishings and fittings throughout the church.

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