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St Michael's Church, Stewkley
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Plan on british-history.ac.uk
The church of ST. MICHAEL (fn. 156) consists of a chancel 19 ft. 6 in. by 18 ft.
9 in., south vestry, central tower 19 ft. 6 in. by 18 ft. 6 in., nave 47 ft. 6
in. by 21 ft. 9 in., and a south porch.
The building, which dates from the middle of the 12th century, is a particularly
well-preserved example of the best style of architecture of that time, the few
alterations which have been made having affected the original detail to a very
slight extent. The parapet of the tower with the pinnacles at the angles was
added late in the 15th century. A gallery was erected in the tower about 1621,
but this was removed in 1833, while in 1684 the roofs of the chancel and nave
were lowered and made flat. At some date near 1707 a porch was added on the
south side, but was replaced by the present porch in 1867. The church was
repaired in 1844, and the stone shell of the vaulting of the chancel was
replaced by the present brick-work and plastered. There was a complete
restoration in 1862, a steeple which had been added to the tower being removed,
while the roofs of the chancel and nave were restored to their original pitch,
the stucco removed from the east and west walls, and some brick buttresses which
had been added in 1844 were replaced by buttresses of stone. The south vestry,
and the passage to the south door of the chancel, were added in 1910. (fn. 157)
The walls are of stone rubble with ashlar dressings, the north and south sides
and the tower being coated with Roman cement. The roofs are covered with tiles.
From: 'Parishes: Stewkley', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3
(1925), pp. 420-426. Source: www.british-history.ac.uk.
Date accessed: 12 June 2009.
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