Description

BEGBROKE ST. MICHAEL'S LANE
SP4613 (East side)
11/7 Church of St. Michael
07/12/66

GV II*

Church. Late C12; C19 restorations. Coursed limestone rubble, mostly roughcast
to nave and chancel; stone-coped gabled stone slate roofs, and saddleback roof
to tower. Chancel, nave and west tower. Mid C19 Norman-style east window;
similar window and label mould over C15 one-light window to south side of
chancel. Two-bay nave has C19 two-light Perpendicular-style windows; C17 plank
door with strap hinges set in late C12 south doorway, which has zigzag-carved
arch set on zigzag-and spiral-carved columns with cushion capitals; C17 sundial
to south wall. 3-storey tower has Norman windows and early C14 two-light
Decorated bell-openings; C14 gargoyles to corners. Interior: late C15 aumbry in
north wall of chancel has fine cupboard with trailing vines carved on door and
openwork grille, and C15 hinges and lock. Chancel arch, remodelled in 1845, has
round arch set on late C12 lozenge and spiral jamb shafts. C15 octagonal font
with sunk quatrefoils to base. Fine C17 panelled door to tower. Nave has C17
three-bay roof with arch-braced collar trusses and moulded tie beams. Monuments:
chancel has C17 and C18 ledger stones; late C18 Cockin family tablet; memorial
to Robert Fitzherbert, d.1636, has shield set in pediment over black-slate
inscription flanked by pilasters and with carved skull to apron. Stained glass:
in chancel and nave windows are fragments of C15 and C16 glass, C17 armorial
glass and armorial glass by T. Willement, 1827, and C16-17 Flemish glass.
(Buildings of England: Oxfordshire; p449; National Monuments Record)

Listing NGR: SP4684613942

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548316

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)