Building record MLI30650 - St Michael's church, High Street, Stamford
Summary
St Michael's church and churchyard, High Street, Stamford
Type and Period (3)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1832 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval to Modern - 1835 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
PRN 30650
The current church building dates from 1836 and was designed by the architect John Brown of Norwich in an Early English style. It has a Norman arch in the undercroft, beneath the tower. It is not in ecclesiastical use. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
The medieval church stood on the same site. It stood until 1832, however little is known about its fabric. It is mentioned in 12th century and later documents, however its foundation date is unknown. It belonged to Crowland Abbey until the Dissolution, when it passed to the Cecil family. {2}
Although the church was rebuilt in the early 19th century, some fragments of medieval fabric remain in a vault beneath the west tower. However, these may possibly have come from a different church (they are very similar to some from St Paul's church). {3}
The church was rebuilt after the older building collapsed as a result of attempted renovations in 1832. The new church was designed by John Brown in a 13th century style and the foundation stone was laid on 12th May 1835. It was officially opened on 19 October 1836. The bells date from 1762. The interior contains numerous monuments and brasses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a few earlier ones. {4}
The church was declared redundant in 1974. In 1982 it was converted into shops in an 'unsympathetic' and 'appalling' conversion, however this did retain the shell of the building almost intact. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/109.
- <2> SLI1102 Bibliographic Reference: Hartley, J.S. and Rogers, A.. 1974. The Religious Foundations of Medieval Stamford. No 12, pp 39-40.
- <3> SLI12932 Bibliographic Reference: ROGERS, A.. 1970. The Medieval Buildings of Stamford. No 14, pp 24-25.
- <4> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 34, pp 27-29, plates 27, 28, 40.
- <5> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 705.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0307 0716 (36m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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