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Church of St Michael

A Grade II Listed Building in Beer, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.6988 / 50°41'55"N

Longitude: -3.0923 / 3°5'32"W

OS Eastings: 322951

OS Northings: 89368

OS Grid: SY229893

Mapcode National: GBR PD.CJMN

Mapcode Global: FRA 47D7.C30

Plus Code: 9C2RMWX5+G3

Entry Name: Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 19 October 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1306427

English Heritage Legacy ID: 87741

ID on this website: 101306427

Location: St Michael's Church, Beer, East Devon, EX12

County: Devon

District: East Devon

Civil Parish: Beer

Built-Up Area: Seaton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Beer St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


SY 2289 BEER FORE STREET
28/55 (east side)

Church of St Michael
GV
II

Parish church. 1877 by Hayward of Exeter. Coursed stone with freestone dressings
and slate roofs. Large church in Early English/Decorated style.
Nave with four-light Decorated west window. Multifoil round clerestory windows.
Low north and south aisles with Decorated three-light windows. Chancel with
Decorated five-light east window. North and south transepts. Tower at north-west
corner in four stages, top stage with twin lancet bell openings with colonettes,
embattled parapet and polygonal corner turret. Originally had a large stone spire
with lucarnes. Vestibule across west end with three bay Early English arcade.
Interior: Four bay north and south arcade with marble piers and foliated capitals.
Chancel arch has marble shafts. Nave roof with arched braces to collars and wind
braces. Contemporary furnishings including choir stalls and stone pulpit and font.


Listing NGR: SY2295189368

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