Description

NY 43 NW SKELTON SKELTON

9/253 Church of St Michael

II

Parish church. C14 and 1794 with 1879 restoration. Walls of large blocks of
pink and grey mixed sandstone with V-jointed quoins and eaves cornice.
Graduated greenslate roof with kneelers. Square C14 3-storey west tower and
north lean-to porch; C18 5-bay nave and single-bay chancel with north vestry.
Late C19 porch has plank door. Tower has C19 2-light west window under 2-light
bell opening and battlemented parapet with finials. South slate sundial dated
175- (last figure missing). Nave may incorporate part of the medieval walls.
Tall round-headed windows. Chancel has C19 3-light east window and C19 lean-to
vestry. Interior has pointed tower arch. Flat plaster roof with timber beams.
C19 and C20 stained glass. Brass plaques to members of the Toppin family of
Musgrave Hall. C18 panelled oak pulpit. Parts of a medieval tracery oak screen
now enclosing a radiator, are thought to have been in Musgrave Hall until C20.
Chancel has C18 pedestal font and oak cover. Various C18 and C19 wall plaques
and C16 brass subscription plate. C18 altar rail with turned balusters.

Listing NGR: NY4395635420

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505970

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)