Church of St Lawrence, Mickleton

The Anglican Church of St Lawrence at Mickleton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence is located in Gloucestershire
Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence
52°05′23″N 1°45′54″W / 52.0896°N 1.7651°W / 52.0896; -1.7651
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.stjameschurchcampden.co.uk/mickletonparish.htm
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated25 August 1960
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGloucester
BeneficeVale and Cotswold Edge

History

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There is some evidence of a church in Mickleton by 960 but the current building was started in the 12th century.[2] The nave was extended in the 13th or 14th century and in the 14th century the tower was added.[1] A Victorian restoration was carried out by Frederick Preedy in 1868.[3]

The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[4]

Architecture

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The stone building has a tiled roof.

The tower has eight bells the oldest of which date from 1668.[5][6] An attempt has been made to date the bellframe using tree-ring analysis however this was inconclusive.[7] They were rehung in 1954 in an iron frame.[3]

A sundial over the door of the south porch with a Latin inscription. The organ dates from 1853 but the organ loft was added in 1931.[3]

The church contains a memorial to Utrecia Smith, the daughter of a curate of Mickleton whose father was also a schoolmaster. Utrecia had been the fiancée of the writer Richard Graves (who broke off their engagement); she died in 1744 aged 30.[8] There is also a memorial plaque to residents of the village who died in World War I.[9]

The pulpit is Jacobean and the font from the 15th century.[3] Most of the stained glass is from the 19th century.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Church of St. Lawrence". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "St Lawrence's Church - at the heart of Mickleton". Mickleton. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "St Lawrence's Church Mickleton". St James Church, Chipping Campden. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "St Lawrence". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Mickleton S Lawrence". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Mickleton, St Lawrence". Merrix.eu. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ Bridge, Martin (2012). "Tree-Ring analysis of timbers from the bellframe". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ Evans, Herbert A. (1927) Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds. London: Macmillan; p. 217
  9. ^ "Mickleton WW1 memorial Tablet". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ Dawson, Fred. "St. Lawrence's Church The Windows". Mickleton Community Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2020.