Diameter: 21" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1881
Dove Bell ID: 50783 Tower ID: 18184 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Battersea: St Michael
Diocese of Southwark
Church, 637289
http://www.smwc.onlineOverview
Grid reference: TQ 274 743
A cheap church built of red brick with tiled roof coverings. The nave and both aisles have pitched roofs but the only part of the exterior which can be properly examined is the north aisle, which gives directly onto Chatham Road, since the church is otherwise totally enclosed by buildings.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave and aisles with a shallow apsidal chancel raised up over an undercroft. At the east end of the roof of the north aisle is a small wooden bell-cote with a shingled spirelet.
Footprint of Church buildings: 854 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Built to the designs of William White as a memorial to the Revd. H.B. Verdon, curate of Battersea, who died in 1879. The church was completed in 1881.
Exterior Description
A cheap church built of red brick with tiled roof coverings. The nave and both aisles have pitched roofs but the only part of the exterior which can be properly examined is the north aisle, which gives directly onto Chatham Road, since the church is otherwise totally enclosed by buildings. This aisle, and presumably the south aisle as welll-is only slightly lower than the nave and slightly shorter. The gables at both ends are stepped and in each gable wall is a large window with simple geometrical tracery. The north wall is articulated by five pairs of lancet windows with quatrefoils and arched hood mouldings. To the east of these is one blind bay, divided from the rest of the wall by a strip of raised brickwork.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
The glass in the west window illustrates scenes from the New Testament, and in the sexfoil is Tobias with the Angel. These windows may be the work of Lavers, Barraud & Westlake.
Stained Glass
19th Century
On either side of the apse are three small lights of painted glass in the 16th century style.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church has whitened walls though the brick of the arcades has been left exposed. The nave is of six bays of narrow arches on octagonal piers with moulded capitals. The nave roof is of hammer-beam construction with the principal rafters about six inches off the internal face of the roof. These principals are of wooden planks bolted together, and a great deal of ironwork is frankly shown elsewhere in the roof structure. The west wall is flat with a group of four lancets and a sexfoil above them and lancets are set in reveals of unpainted brick. At the east end the aisles continue for two bays beyond the chancel screen. These two bays form the chancel which is completed by a shallow three sided apsed sanctuary. A flight of four steps leads from nave to chancel, and there are more steps up to the sanctuary and the altar which is so raised that it can be seen from all parts of the church. The roof of the apse is of the same construction as that of the nave but the boards of the roof are painted.
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
Square stone bowl on clustered shafts.
Font (component)
Wooden conical canopy
Screen
A very tall wooden screen, largely open, and with drop tracery at the top.
Organ (object)
Three manual organ.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 274 743
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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