Description

BREINTON CP -
SO 43 NE
7/1 Church of St Michael

26.1.67

GV II

Parish church. C12 core almost entirely rebuilt and enlarged by P. R Kempson
1866 - 70. Coursed and squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, slate
roofs. Nave with bell turret, north aisle and south porch, chancel with north
vestry. Nave: west rectangular bell turret with short octagonal broach spirelet.
South front: paired trefoil-headed lights to left and group of three similar
lights to right of gabled south porch; trefoil in roundel to both returns of
porch. Three pairs of similar trefoil-headed lights to north aisle, vestigial
remains of C12 semi-circular headed doorway to west end and re-set semi-circular
headed light above. Chancel: two trefoiled ogee-headed lights to south; east
window with three trefoiled ogee-headed lights. Contemporary late C19 interior;
plain chancel arch and four-bay arcade to north aisle, stained glass in north
aisle windows by Powell, 1874. Monuments: Rudhall Booth memorial 1685
wall tablet, painted wood with arms, rustic lettering. (BoE, p 84; RCHM Vol II,
p 26). - -

Listing NGR: SO4735239527

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584312

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas