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
Description
NY 26 SW BOWNESS Bowness
2/17 Church of St Michael 11/4/67 II*
Church. C12 with C18 restoration and 1891 extensions. Coursed red and calciferous sandstone (from the nearby Roman Wall) on chamfered plinth; extensions of dressed red sandstone on chamfered plinth; graduated greenslate roof with coped gables. 4-bay nave, south gabled porch, west open twin bellcote, C19 north transept: single-bay chancel under common roof, with C19 north vestry. Chamfered-surround south door; north door in moulded surround with carved stone leaf capitals. One blocked original lancet in south wall and similar window in north wall, others are C19 single and paired lancets. Chancel: 3-light C19 east and south windows, one original lancet between vestry and chancel. Norman font on 1848 shaft is octagonal at base of bowl and square at top: leaf decoration with beaded strips and stems. Bells now inside church are 1616 and medieval. C19 chancel arch. Early C20 furnishings and fittings.
Listing NGR: NY2237662646
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