Church of St Michael and All Angels

CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1167280
Date first listed:
10-Sept-1954
List Entry Name:
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1167280
Date first listed:
10-Sept-1954
List Entry Name:
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Buckden
National Park:
Yorkshire Dales
National Grid Reference:
SD 92614 78268

Details

SD 97 NW BUCKDEN HUBBERHOLME

6/39 Church of St. Michael and All Angels 10.9.54

GV II*

Church. C12 with C16 and C17 rebuilding, restored C19 and mid C20. Limestone rubble, lead-coated steel roof. West tower of 2 stages; 3-bay nave and l-bay chancel and aisles under one roof with north vestry. South porch, gabled, with cyma moulded segmental arch and double board doors; a date stone in the gable with "1696" in raised letters. South door to chancel with board door, cavetto moulded pointed arched surround. Nave south windows: 2 of 3 lights; that to left with round-headed lights and cavetto mullions, the right of 3 cusped lights with straight chamfers. All windows straight-headed and lacking solid sills. Chancel south window of 5 round-headed lights; nave south windows of 3 lights; to left as chancel, to right with trefoil-headed lights. North side: nave windows are of 3 and 2 cusped lights, restored; vestry with C19 one-and 2-light windows. The chancel north window is of 2 cusped lights, probably reset, with a relieving arch. East end: a C19 decorated 3-light east window and 2-light north aisle window. The south aisle east window is of 3 cusped lights. West tower: a narrow slit window to lower stage, south side, a rectangular window with leaded lights to the west face, a slit window above. Belfry windows of 1 and 2 lights with stone louvres; a drip moulding between the stages and below the battlemented parapet which retains the line of a pitched roof on the east side. Boiler house between tower and north aisle with mullioned windows brought from East Deepdale. Interior: the inner door is probably C17, the boards fastened with square-headed nails and having strap hinges. The archway has plain jambs and a slight roll moulding to the round arch of 3 blocks. There are 2 steps down into the church which has a north arcade with octagonal piers and depressed two- centred double chamfered arches. The south arcade is round-arched, on octagonal piers with flat capitals. The painted rood loft is dated 1558, restored C20 and has a fine pierced east parapet with traceried arches, linen-fold panelling and 4-petal flowers on the friezes. The altar rail has widely spaced bulbous balusters; the pulpit has reused panelling dated 1641. The font bowl, probably C15, has reused quatrefoil recessed panels with bearded heads and incised fleur de lis motifs; the rounded stem may be earlier. N. Pevsner, Buildings of England, Yorkshire, West Riding, 1967, p270

Listing NGR: SD9261478268

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324626
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Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967), 270

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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.

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