Description

SHALFLEET

SZ48NW A 3054
1354-0/6/252 CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
18/01/67
(Formerly Listed as:
The Parish Church)

GV I

Parish church. Saxo-Norman tower of c.1070 and north doorway
of c.1150, south arcade, north aisle and chancel C13 but south
windows probably replaced c.1630, south porch C15, north porch
added 1754 and minor renovations of 1890. 3 bay chancel, 4 bay
nave with south aisle, north and south porches and wide squat
west tower which was used as a place of refuge from French
invaders. Built of stone rubble, coursed to Nave and with
ashlar repairs to tower. Tiled roofs. West tower of 1070 has
corner square turrets and clasping buttresses added c.1380.
Billet frieze. South west turret has 3 Norman openings. South
front has lancet with C14 trefoliated head and west front has
4 centred arched window with hood moulding. East front has
double Norman paired lancet. North front has trefoliated
windows. Round-headed arch to base of tower. The tower used to
house the town gun until 1779. North doorway of c.1150 has 2
orders of columns with decorated scallop capitals and tympanum
with bearded man in long robe grasping 2 lions, one with
frontal head, one in profile, with long tails sprouting into
ornamental forms. North porch of 1754 is gabled with coping
and kneelers, round headed arch with drip moulding and
columns. Nave has buttresses and 3 tall arched windows of
c.1812. Chancel is C13 of 3 bays with bar tracery having
mullions round in section. Paired lancets with trefoils. 2
windows to south side and 3 windows to north front. C13 East
window with 3 lancets and 3 circular lights above with
inserted quatrefoils. South aisle of 1270 has East window with
3 lancets and tracery above. Cross-shaped saddlestone. South
front has 1 triple mullioned window with hood moulding and 3
triple lancets with tracery above. West window has 2 paired
lancets in large arch. South porch is C15. Coursed stone
rubble with deep plinth, tiled roof, lancet windows and wide
arched doorcase with hood moulding. Interior has C13 south
arcade with round piers, round abaci and double chamfered
arches dying into a continuation of the piers. Roof to nave
and north aisle is C15 crownpost. Nave has early C17 octagonal
pulpit with perspective arches to top layer of panelling and
diamonds to lower layer with book rest on brackets all round.
C18 box pews with H-hinges, Royal Coat of Arms of George IV.
Floor tablet of c.1687. North aisle has C13 column-shaped
font. Trefoliated-headed piscina with sexfoil drain. Stone
reredos dated 1630. Most of the windows are C17 still in the
Gothic style. Chancel probably C17. Piscina. Wooden reredos of
c.1908 reusing old wood. 3 early C19 wall plaques with urns, 1
signed J. Bacon, London.
(N. Pevsner: B.O.E. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 768).

Listing NGR: SZ4137489234

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5117311

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)