About the church
Built: 1878 - 1954
Architect: J W Walters / William Butterfield
Listing: grade C
The chapel and chancel of St Michael's were consecrated in 1878, the Nave was added in 1889 and the south aisle and south west tower were constructed in 1954. The chapel was built to the designs of J W Walters, the nave was added by William Butterfield and the south aisle and south west tower are by T F Ford.
The accommodation comprises nave, south aisle, chancel, choir vestry, clergy vestry, chapel, south west vestry and organ gallery.
When the nave was built in 1889 it was intended to build western towers and north and south Aisles and consequently brick toothings were left in the aisle walls ready to receive the new work. The nave arcades were covered externally with vertical tile hanging above brick walls. These features still remain on the north side although the tiling was removed on the south side when the aisle and south west tower were added in 1954.
The church was damaged during the Second World War and repairs were carried out and completed in 1955.
The building is built in a simple lancet style with geometrical tracery to the west window. There are circular windows to the clerestories which have cusped bar tracery.
The church is constructed in yellow stock bricks with red brick string courses. There is a projecting brick plinth at ground level and there are Bath stone details and weatherings. There is a flying buttress on the south side of the chancel.
The roofs are pitched and covered in plain clay tiles.
Architect: J W Walters / William Butterfield
Listing: grade C
The chapel and chancel of St Michael's were consecrated in 1878, the Nave was added in 1889 and the south aisle and south west tower were constructed in 1954. The chapel was built to the designs of J W Walters, the nave was added by William Butterfield and the south aisle and south west tower are by T F Ford.
The accommodation comprises nave, south aisle, chancel, choir vestry, clergy vestry, chapel, south west vestry and organ gallery.
When the nave was built in 1889 it was intended to build western towers and north and south Aisles and consequently brick toothings were left in the aisle walls ready to receive the new work. The nave arcades were covered externally with vertical tile hanging above brick walls. These features still remain on the north side although the tiling was removed on the south side when the aisle and south west tower were added in 1954.
The church was damaged during the Second World War and repairs were carried out and completed in 1955.
The building is built in a simple lancet style with geometrical tracery to the west window. There are circular windows to the clerestories which have cusped bar tracery.
The church is constructed in yellow stock bricks with red brick string courses. There is a projecting brick plinth at ground level and there are Bath stone details and weatherings. There is a flying buttress on the south side of the chancel.
The roofs are pitched and covered in plain clay tiles.
