CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL

CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL, CALNE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1022671
Date first listed:: 17-Jan-1955
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL, CALNE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1022671
Date first listed:: 17-Jan-1955
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL, CALNE ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS AND RAF CHAPEL, CALNE ROAD

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District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Lyneham and Bradenstoke
National Grid Reference:: SU 02392 78739

Details

SU 07 NW LYNEHAM CALNE ROAD (west side)

8/60 Church of St. Michael and All Angels and RAF Chapel 17.1.55

II

Anglican parish church and chapel for R.A.F. base. C14 - C15 and chancel 1862-5 by William Butterfield. Coursed limestone, ashlar to lower part of tower and porch. Roof slate, some old stone slates and asbestos slates. Nave and south porch, north aisle C15, much restored. Short west tower, late C14. 3-light Perpendicular windows to aisle and blocked north door, all C15. Tower: 2 stage, crenellated, west door c1350 -1400. Nave windows restored Perpendicular. Chancel Decorated forms, mid wall string stepped up at east end. Transverse gabled vestry. Internally, 4 bay C19 nave arcade, 5 bay roof: scissor braces with cinquefoils in apex boarding, by Butterfield. Chancel 2 bay, trussed rafter roof. Large sedilia, severe piscina. Aisle roof moulded rafters and purlins, 1680. Rood screen C15 panelled, with quatrefoil tracery, no doors, heavily repainted. Tower arch screen, C17, arcaded panels and pendents over central doors, also repainted. Pulpit, Cl9, part octagon. Font: Octagonal on moulded base, painted. Monuments: In north aisle; HENEAGE WALKER, 1758, veined white marble. Broken pediment on Corinthian columns, crested arms and lamenting angels. DIONYSIA WALKER, Marble tablet with segmental head. JOHN WALKER HENEAGE, 1806 by T King of Bath. White marble relief of grieving figure by broken column, on grey marble oval. ARABELLA WALKER HENEAGE, 1818, white and black marble, also by T. King. Scroll with urn over. JAMES BUTTON WALKER, 1817. COLEBROOK WALKER, 1757. By organ: Dame ELEANOR BUTTON (of Tockenham Court) 1706. Limestone aedicule enclosing marble plaque recording legacy (Amount altered). C17 Houselling bench in chancel. Organ by Sweetland. Glass; East window by Gibbs.

Listing NGR: SU0239278739

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Legacy System number:: 316747
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.