Nominal: 1014 Hz Diameter: 29.75" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Draper 1622
Dove Bell ID: 53156 Tower ID: 19632 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Didlington: St Michael
Overview
Grid reference: TL 778 969
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 358 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Felt and slate roofs. West tower; aisled nave and chancel. C14 west tower with diagonal buttresses and a rectangular stair turret to south east. 2-light west window with restored ogee tracery. 2 rectangular loops to first floor and 4 2-light bell openings with ogee tracery. Crenellated parapet with 2 gargoyles. Nave and chancel with modern re-facing. North aisle with 3 2-light ogee-traceried north windows, a modern plain-chamfered doorway and C15 panel-traceried east and west windows with flat heads. South aisle with 4 heavily restored 2-light panel-traceried windows with flat heads. Similar 3-light east window. C14 wave-moulded doorway. 6 2-light late-Medieval clearstorey windows. Chancel with 3 restored hollow-chamfered lancet windows to south; the westernmost retaining a square "leper's window". North wall with one hollow-chamfered lancet and a 2-light window consisting of a pair of lancets and a traceried quatrefoil above. Modern 3-light east window with 3 quatrefoils. C14 niche to north side of east wall with cusped ogee arch and fleuron to hood mould.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
4-bay nave of octagonal piers supporting plain chamfered arches of 2 orders. The arcades differ: the southern having piers with alternating wide and narrow facets as opposed to the northern which has piers of regular section yet with filletted tri-lobe responds. Plain chamfered tower arch on polygonal responds. Plain chamfered chancel arch. Restored moulded lateMedieval roof of a shallow pitch created by cambered beams. Arch braces supported on carved corbels. Wall plates removed. Piscina in south aisle with cusped arch. Fine early C14 piscina in chancel with 3-point traceried cusping on a pair of engaged colonnettes with bell capitals. Baroque balustrade communion rails in marble. C14 octagonal font with Purbeck marble bowl. Shallow arcading on bowl, stem with blind tracery.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 778 969
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.
Further information
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