St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cookley

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Church of England parish church in Cookley, Suffolk. The church is a grade I listed building.[1]

St Michael and All Angels
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52°19′33″N 1°26′47″E / 52.3259°N 1.4465°E / 52.3259; 1.4465
LocationCookley, Suffolk, IP19 0LW
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Previous denominationRoman Catholic Church
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Designated7 December 1966
Administration
DioceseDiocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Suffolk
DeaneryWaveney and Blyth
ParishCookley
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Rt Revd Norman Banks (AEO)
Priest in chargeInterregnum

History

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The church is Medieval, with the tower dating to the 12th century. The nave is mainly 12th century with 15th century windows, while the chancel likely dates to the 14th century. The church was altered in 1894 during the Victorian restoration.[1]

On 7 December 1966, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]

Present day

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St Michael's is part of the Benefice of Heveningham with Ubbeston, Huntingfield and Cookley in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[2]

As the parish rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks).[3]

Interior

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The original 15th Century rood screen was discovered in the 1930's by Munro Cautley, later diocesan surveyor for St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, making up part of a chicken shed in Huntingfield he brought it back to the church and it is now bolted to the wall on the south side of the chancel arch. A typical 15th Century East Anglian font with angels holding shields alternating with lions around the bowl stands at the West end of nave.[4]

 
The C15th font

Bells

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The church has a ring of 3 bells, two were cast by John Taylor & Co in 1893 the other by Thomas Gardiner of Sudbury in 1720. The tower is affiliated to the Suffolk Guild of Ringers.[5]

Bells of St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cookley[6]
Bell Date Note Diameter Founder Weight
Hundredweight lb kg
Treble 1893 C 30.50 in (77.5 cm) John Taylor & Co 5 long cwt 1 qr  4 lb 592 269
2nd 1720 Bb 30.75 in (78.1 cm) Gillett & Johnston 4 long cwt 3 qr 17 lb 549 249
Tenor 1893 Ab 34.00 in (86.4 cm) John Taylor & Co 7 long cwt 2 qr 15 lb 855 388

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1030493)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Cookley, St Michael & All Angels, Cookley". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ "St Michael & All Angels". See of Richborough. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Suffolk Churches". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ^ "The Suffolk Guild of Ringers, Cookley". www.suffolkbells.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Tower details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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