CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II*
List Entry Number: 1253889
Date first listed: 24-Nov-1966
Date of most recent amendment: 11-Dec-1985
Statutory Address: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
Map
© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2019. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions.
The above map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached PDF - 1253889 .pdf
The PDF will be generated from our live systems and may take a few minutes to download depending on how busy our servers are. We apologise for this delay.
This copy shows the entry on 22-Jan-2019 at 06:16:01.
Location
Statutory Address: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Oxfordshire
District: Vale of White Horse (District Authority)
Parish: Letcombe Bassett
National Grid Reference: SU 37378 84919
Summary
Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.
Reasons for Designation
Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.
History
Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.
Details
LETCOMBE BASSETT
SU38SE
10/110 Church of St. Michael
24/11/66 (Formerly listed as St.Michael &
GV All Angels)
II*
Church. C12, remodelled c.1861 by W. Butterfield. Chalk and sarsen coursed
rubble rendered; limestone quoins and dressings; tile roof. C12 chancel; nave
remodelled and south aisle and vestry built c.1861; late C13 west tower. Two-
light east window much restored; north wall of chancel has C12 round-headed
lancet and fine C12 doorway has roll moulded arch, scalloped capitals with 4
carved signs of the Evangelists; south wall of chancel has similar C12 lancet
and 2-light late C13 windows; mid C19 vestry with pointed arches to doors in
end walls. South wall of nave has two 3-light C15 windows and 3-light ogee
headed window of c.1861: gabled porch of c.1861 has limestone ashlar front,
flint side wall, pierced gable end bargeboard; north wall of nave has 3-light
late C13 window and late C13 door with fillet and roll- moulded architrave.
South aisle, c.1861, has one-, 2-and 3-light windows. Gabled roofs to nave and
chancel. West tower has diagonal buttresses; late C13 two- light window set in
late C17/early C18 English bond brick wall. Interior: polychrome reredos with
coloured inlaid stone, tiled bands round chancel walls, piscina, altar rail,
benches, floor tiles and 2-bay canted roof all of c.1861. C12 chancel arch has
carved leaf trails to abaci of responds. Trefoil- headed niche for images to
east wall of nave, with blocked access to rood over. Nave has trefoiled pulpit,
lectern, prayer desk, benches and screen to tower room, all of c.1861;
Limestone font has circular bowl narrowed to octagonal base, and cover probably
of c.1861: pointed stoup next to south door: late C19 stained glass windows;
4-bay C17 common rafter roof. Arch-braced collars to roof of porch. Buildings
of England, Berkshire, p.l66.
Listing NGR: SU3737884919
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 437215
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1966), 166
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing