Church of St Michael and All Angels
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1190796
- Date first listed:
- 02-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1190796
- Date first listed:
- 02-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MAIN STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cowesby
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 46450 89952
Details
COWESBY MAIN STREET SE 4689 (NORTH SIDE, OFF) 9/15 CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS - II Church. 1846. By A Salvin for the widow and children of George Lloyd of Cowesby Hall, and in his memory. Rock-faced stone, graduated stone slate roof. 3-Bay nave with south porch separated by 2-stage tower from 1-bay chancel. In Norman style. chamfered plinth, moulded cill band, eaves band, ashlar coping and cross finials to gables, quoined round-arched windows, doorways with moulded round arches on columns with scalloped cushion capitals. Nave: west window has columns with scalloped cushion capitals; inside gabled porch is board inner door with decorative iron hinges. Tower: louvred 2-light belfry openings to north and south, 2 single lights to west and east; corbelled pyramidal roof with lucarnes and weather vane. Chancel: east end has paired windows and oculus above with moulded surround; vestry under separate gabled roof has octagonal stack and outshut. Interior: attached columns with scalloped cushion capitals; head-corbels support principal rafter roof trusses with curved braces to collars and chamfered butt purlins. C17 altar rail has balusters of interlaced spirals, solid gate posts and broad, chamfered, hand rail. Round-arched commandment tablets flanking east window; board door to vestry. The building is on the site of a Saxon and a C13 church. Salvin had earlier (1832) designed Cowesby Hall for George Lloyd (replaced 1949). W. Grainge, The Vale of Mowbray: a historical and topographical account of Thirsk and its Neighbourhood (1859), pp. 283,286. Church guide. N. Pevsner, Buildings of England, The North Riding.
Listing NGR: SE4645089952
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 332542
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The North Riding, (1966)
Grainge, W, The Vale of Mowbray: A Historical and Topographical Account of Thirsk and its Neighbourhood, (1859), 283 286
Legal
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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