Description

LETCOMBE BASSETT
SU38SE
10/110 Church of St. Michael
24/11/66 (Formerly listed as St.Michael &
GV All Angels)
II*

Church. C12, remodelled c.1861 by W. Butterfield. Chalk and sarsen coursed
rubble rendered; limestone quoins and dressings; tile roof. C12 chancel; nave
remodelled and south aisle and vestry built c.1861; late C13 west tower. Two-
light east window much restored; north wall of chancel has C12 round-headed
lancet and fine C12 doorway has roll moulded arch, scalloped capitals with 4
carved signs of the Evangelists; south wall of chancel has similar C12 lancet
and 2-light late C13 windows; mid C19 vestry with pointed arches to doors in
end walls. South wall of nave has two 3-light C15 windows and 3-light ogee
headed window of c.1861: gabled porch of c.1861 has limestone ashlar front,
flint side wall, pierced gable end bargeboard; north wall of nave has 3-light
late C13 window and late C13 door with fillet and roll- moulded architrave.
South aisle, c.1861, has one-, 2-and 3-light windows. Gabled roofs to nave and
chancel. West tower has diagonal buttresses; late C13 two- light window set in
late C17/early C18 English bond brick wall. Interior: polychrome reredos with
coloured inlaid stone, tiled bands round chancel walls, piscina, altar rail,
benches, floor tiles and 2-bay canted roof all of c.1861. C12 chancel arch has
carved leaf trails to abaci of responds. Trefoil- headed niche for images to
east wall of nave, with blocked access to rood over. Nave has trefoiled pulpit,
lectern, prayer desk, benches and screen to tower room, all of c.1861;
Limestone font has circular bowl narrowed to octagonal base, and cover probably
of c.1861: pointed stoup next to south door: late C19 stained glass windows;
4-bay C17 common rafter roof. Arch-braced collars to roof of porch. Buildings
of England, Berkshire, p.l66.

Listing NGR: SU3737884919

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550218

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