Church of St Michael and All Angels
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1299146
- Date first listed:
- 23-Sept-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1299146
- Date first listed:
- 23-Sept-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Jul-1985
- 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.
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mitcheldean
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 67132 17429
Details
SO 61 NE MITCHELDEAN ABENHALL
6/143 Church of St. Michael and All Angels (formerly listed as Church of St. Michael) 23.9.55
GV II*
parish Church; C14, C15, 1749, restored 1875. Large, well- squared grey stone to tower, squared, coursed red stone to south aisle and porch, cream ashlar to window, grey dressings to porch; less well-squared grey and red stone to chancel with larger quoins, tiled roof, stone slates to tower. Nave, south aisle, west tower, south porch, chancel and organ chamber. Tower in 2 stages, plain plinth, diagonally-set west buttresses, blocked west door with 4- centred arch; above arms of Free Miners, renewed 1982, and 2-light Perpendicular window, no hoodmould. In upper stage square-headed single-light window with stone louvres. Plain parapet, 2 plain gargoyles, corners raised slightly: pyramid roof with access dormer on east. South face: plain except for half-octagonal stair turret with stone top below level of parapet. South aisle plain plinth: one 2-light window on right, renewed in C19, trefoil heads with trefoil over, no hoodmould. on left porch, plain, round-headed doorway with wrought-iron gate, plain projecting kneelers, gable copings, as also to aisle. Chancel plinth set higher than aisle: south window 2 lancets side by side. Nave and chancel roof continuous, parapet gable to chancel. Chancel north window 2-light, with quatrefoil over, no hoodmould. Internally, nave arcade is two-and-a-half bays, C15, octagonal piers with plain, moulded caps and chamfered bases. Collar trusses with short king-posts in south aisle, exposed collar rafter roof in nave with angle struts, chancel same but without struts. Walls plastered, some stone paving. A little C15 glass in head of north chancel window. Octagonal C15 font, quatrefoil panelling around top, with shields carved on tapered stem. Polygonal stone pulpit, probably 1875, carved with symbols of 4 evangelists. Pyrke brass in chancel floor, 1609, fine 1715 Pyrke memorial on south chancel wall: other, late C18 and C19 wall monuments. South aisle and porch rebuilt 1749, church restored 1875, when organ chamber probably added (S. Rudder, A New History: of Gloucestershire, 1779, p210; Morris's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1876).
Listing NGR: SO6713217429
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 354220
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Rudder, S, A New History of Gloucestershire, (1779), 210
Morris Directory in Gloucestershire, (1876)
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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