Description

SU 54 NE NORTH WALTHAM CHURCH ROAD
14/10
26.4.57 Church of St Michael 's

II

Rebuilt 1865, by J Colson. A Gothic Revival church on a medieval site, with the re-use
of some older features of the C13, C14, C15. Chancel with small north vestry, nave
with north aisle, south porch and timber-framed bell turret. Old tile roofing,
shingled spire and battered sides to the bell turret, 2 gablets to the north aisle.
Flint walling with stone dressings to openings, with stepped buttresses. One lancet to
the chancel, coupled lancets below a circular light in the west gable, a 3-light
traceried east window;elsewhere coupled lights. Within, the chancel is revealed as of
circa 1300 original form with 2 old window reveals, and a fine C14 piscina: 2 arches of
the nave arcade use the old material, with 2 drum columns with cushion caps and moulded
bases. The octagonal f ont (from Popham) has a C15 bowl on a later base. A massive
Queen Post truss, arch-braced, supports the belfry.

Listing NGR: SU5617846315

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26385191

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings