HER 10906 - CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL YORK TOWN

Church. 1849-1851 by H. Woodyer, arcades and aisles in 1858-9, tower added 1891. 20th century extension to north west. Free stone with stone dressings, coursed Bargate stone tower and broach spire, brick extension; plain tiled roofs with stone coped kneelers. Aisled nave with chancel to the east, vestry to north east; gabled stone porch to south, tower to west end. 2 stage tower with polygonal stair turret to south west angler ashlar offset angle buttresses to remaining corners. Two roundel bands around spire with gabled stone louvred traceried openings to base on foliage frieze. Double louvred stone traceried openings on all of lower faces in first stage, large stone tracery window below onwest face; clock to south side. Archangel Michael in canopied niche over doubled doors in hooded surround to south. 3 gabled through-eaves stone traceried windows on aisles, triangular wood dormers in nave roof. Lancet windows to chancel in continuous hood and sill string courses. South door in gabled porch with quatrofoil windows to east and west sides; coloured stone columns to entrance. Double planked doors in steep triangular head surround. Interior: Stone and brick with 19th century fittings. Octagonal stone font. Due to prominent position on a hill the spire forms a dominant feature on town skyline. PEVSNER: Buildings of England, Surrey (1971) p,128. Listing NGR: SU8650460475

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