Diameter: 19.75" Bell 1 of 2
Founded by Abraham I Rudhall 1701
Dove Bell ID: 61476 Tower ID: 24336 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Upton Cressett: St Michael
Overview
Grid reference: SO 655 924
Nave, chancel and south chancel chapel of stone rubble with dressed stone quoins; half-timbered south porch with original constructional timbers, and weather-boarded belfry surmounted by a lead-covered spirelet; tiled roof coverings. The fabric is basically Norman, but the whole appearance of the exterior form, in fact, is 19th century.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Description of Archaeology and History
The fabric is basically Norman. Several of the windows are also Norman . The north aisle was built in the 13th century and later, likely in the 19th century, pulled down. The east window is, unusually, a single 13th century lancet. The hammer-beam roof is 19th century.
D.H.S. Cranage (The Churches of Shropshire, 1900) states that both the (former) north aisle and the south chancel chapel were added in the 13th century; in support of the latter he points out that the arch which connects the chancel with the chapel is of the pointed segmental shape commonly found in low arches built in the 13th and 14th centuries, with heavy roll moulding on both sides. He suggests that the doorway in the south wall is original, but that some of the bold half-round moulding of the outer jambs has been renewed; the whole appearance of the exterior form, in fact, is 19th century.
Exterior Description
Nave, chancel and south chancel chapel of stone rubble with dressed stone quoins; half-timbered south porch with original constructional timbers, and weather-boarded belfry surmounted by a lead-covered spirelet; tiled roof coverings.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
16th or 17th Century
Some Flemish or German 16th and 17th century roundels from the east window are now in Monkhopton church .
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
Norman
Tub-shaped with tall, slightly leaning, arches and cable moulding round the top and bottom.
Possibly now held in the chapel at Gordonstoun.
Brass
1640
A brass plate with kneeling figures of Richard and Jane Cresset, signed R. Grigs (who also did the excellent and original monument to Sir Robert Hitcham at Framlingham, Suffolk).
Pulpit
Jacobean
Painting
In 1968 a wall painting was rediscovered on the west wall of the south chapel ( it is mentioned by D.H.S. Cranage in The Churches of Shropshire) . Mrs. Eve Baker , one of the foremost authorities on English wall paintings, believes it to be by the same artist as the important series of paintings (of c. 1200) at Claverley in the same county . There is an angel , whose head cannot be seen, and parts of two other figures.
Bells
Diameter: 22.13" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by Unidentified (blank)
Dove Bell ID: 61477 Tower ID: 24336 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SO 655 924
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
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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 | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
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.
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