Church of St Michael
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325484
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325484
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rackenford
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 81813 19356
Details
RACKENFORD CREACOMBE SS 81 NW 5/36 Church of St Michael - - - II Former parish church. Rebuilt 1857, but contains late C11 or early C12 font. Unrendered snecked stone rubble. Slate roofs with coped parapets, moulded stone kneelers and apex crosses. Vestry has polygonal gable end stack. Plan: nave and chancel only with south porch and north vestry. Exterior: gabled bell turret to east end of nave. Steeply pointed moulded stone arch to south porch doorway. 3 pointed arched windows of 2 lights to right of porch, cusped headed priest's doorway and single light window towards east end. 3- light windows to east and west end. Principal windows have human head corbels to the hoodmoulds. Interior: late C11 or early C12 font with tall circular lead-lined bowl on short stem. Otherwise C19 fittings - pulpit benches, communion rails, altar table, tiled floors and commandment boards at west end - are intact. The pulpit has access from the vestry only. Steeply pointed chancel arch with moulded capitals to the engaged shafts. Chancel and nave each have arch- and wind-braced roofs of 5 bays. Walls are plastered.
Listing NGR: SS8181319356
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97386
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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