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Churches - St Michael and All Angels

St Michael and All Angels
Lyneham

Directory: The Tower
[ Home | Belfry | Cemetery | Chancel | Font | Furnishings | Gallery | History | Incumbents | Nave | North Aisle | Organ | Registers | The Tower | The Verger | Yew Tree | Lyneham Bell Ringing ]

 

The Church Tower

The Tower is described by distinguished architectural historian, Professor N Pevsner as: "a short west tower, perpendicular style," the tracery in the belfry windows is early perpendicular as also are the west and south doorways. The south door has a fine niche above it on the external wall, now within the porch.

The Tower Screen is of carved wood and dates from the Jacobean period. It was probably part of a private pew, or screening for a chapel at the east end of the North Aisle, removed during the rebuilding operations in 1863.

The woodwork is now in rough condition and has modern colouring on it, but it has a certain charm and elegance in its present functional position screening the choir vestry and ringing chamber.

   
 
 


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