St Michael's Church, Churchill

St Michael's Church, Churchill

A small simple church seen from the southeast, with a south porch and a bellcote with a pyramidal roof at the west

St Michael's Church, Churchill, from the southeast
St Michael's Church, Churchill
Location in Worcestershire
Coordinates: 52°10′48″N 2°06′51″W / 52.1801°N 2.1143°W / 52.1801; -2.1143
OS grid reference SO 922 535
Location Churchill-in-Oswaldslow, Worcestershire
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Website Churches Conservation Trust
History
Dedication Saint Michael
Architecture
Functional status Redundant
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 11 February 1965
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic
Groundbreaking 14th century

St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Churchill-in-Oswaldslow, Worcestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]

History

The church dates from the 14th century, and contains fragments of masonry from an earlier church building on the site.[2] It was restored in 1863,[1] and there was another restoration in 1910.[2]

Architecture

The plan of St Michael's consists of a nave with a south porch, and a chancel. At the west end is a bellcote.[1] Each wall of the nave contains a single window.[3]

Inside the church, the font dates from the 15th century.[3] The pulpit dates from the 17th century, and the communion rail is in Jacobean style.[1] The chancel screen and the lectern were moved from Great Malvern Priory at the time of the 1910 restoration.[2] The oldest monument is dated 1688. There are two bells, one of which dates from the 15th century.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Churchill (1319712)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 April 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 St Michael's Church, Churchill, Worcestershire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 28 November 2016
  3. 1 2 3 Churchill, St Michael's Church, Britain Express, retrieved 29 October 2010
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