Alnham, St. Michael
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Description
Parish church. Saxon foundation. Largely late C12- early C13. Restored 1870 by F.R. Wilson and again in 1953. Roughly-dressed stone with stone slate roofs. South transept has graduated Lakeland slate roof. Nave with west bellcote, south porch, north and south transepts and chancel. West end has one C12 round-headed window flanked by 2 original buttresses on each side. Upper part of gable rebuilt and bellcote added in 1870. All other windows are of 1870 in Transitional style. 3-bay nave. South porch,probably C16 or early C17, has round-headed doorway with continuous roll moulding and is tunnel-vaulted. Saxon quoins at nave north-east and south-east corners. 2-bay chancel has priest's door with four-centred arched head. North side blank. The nave has the blocked C13 arches of the former 3-bay north aisle embedded in it. Also later, probably C16, blocked door and blocked C18 round-headed window. Blocked C16 window in chancel north wall. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1303455?section=official-list-entry" rel="noreferrer nofollow">historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/130345... -
Owner
Pete Reed -
Source
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License
What does this mean? CC BY-NC 4.0
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Further information
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/69959962@N00/54682786468/
Resource type: Image
Added by: Peter Smith
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Picture Taken: 2025-07-27T16:22:31 -
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