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Founded by Moore, Holmes & Mackenzie 1878
Dove Bell ID: 63096 Tower ID: 23940 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Swanton Abbot: St Michael
Overview
Grid reference: TG 265 262
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby Stained Glass Rood Screen Concerts/Live Music
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 272 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Flint with stone dressings, slate roof. West tower, nave with south porch, chancel. Embattled C14 west tower of 2 stages with diagonal buttresses; C19 2-light Decorated west window; cusped openings to ringing chamber; Perpendicular and Decorated openings of 2 lights to bell-openings; gargoyles. Square external stair turret with cruciform and cusped lights to south-east corner. 4 bay buttressed nave with diagonal buttresses to corners; 2 3-light Perpendicular windows with panel tracery and 1 3-light Decorated window to both north and south sides; rood stair with quatrefoil light to north-east nave bay; gargoyles; parapet. Buttressed chancel of 2 bays with diagonal buttresses at the angles; 2 3-light Perpendicular windows, hood moulds with figure-stops, alternate brick and flint voussoirs. C15 unbuttressed south porch to first nave bay with some chequerwork to base, doorway with castellated abaci, niche over doorway with tracery and shields in the spandrels under square hood mould; arch-braced roof. North and south doorways to nave having plain jambs merging into voussoirs with hollows and rolls, hood moulds over. Medieval south door with iron door ring.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Narrow tower arch with polygonal shafts. 2 corbels with angels at west end. Arch-braced roof mostly of 1953. Chancel arch with polygonal shafts. Ogee-arched cusped piscina. Rood screen heavily restored 1906-13; figure painting of C15 now facing chancel. Pulpit with some medieval carving. Fragments of early coloured glass. Font probably C15, bowl with quatrefoil motif.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 265 262
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.
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.
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.
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.
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