Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1961. Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- fallen-pilaster-candle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1961
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Michael, Tower Hill, Stoke St. Michael, BA3 5GT
- OS grid reference
- ST 664 469
- Coordinates
- 51.22099, -2.48187
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Michael is a parish church with a western tower dating from around 1400, while the rest of the church was built in 1838 by Jesse Gane in the Early English style. It is constructed from coursed and squared rubble, with the nave and chancel made of ashlar stone. The tower features diagonal buttresses, an embattled parapet with pinnacles, gargoyles at each corner, and single bell chamber windows. There is a narrow doorway on the west side that is incorporated into a window and has an ogee head. The broad nave consists of five bays, each with lancet windows and divided by buttresses, and includes north and south doors, with the south door having a gabled porch. The short chancel has a three-light east window and an attached vestry on the north side. The nave contains stained glass from the 1880s with Art Nouveau ornamentation, as well as nine stone memorial plaques, the earliest of which dates to 1672 and commemorates Edward Morris.
Local climate
Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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