Building record M470 - Remains of Church of St Michael (Tower)

Summary

CHURCH (Medieval to Victorian)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 50828 37483 (7m by 8m)
Map sheet SK53NW
District Broxtowe
Civil Parish Bramcote, Broxtowe

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

St Michael's Church, Bramcote. C14 short 4 stage tower of ashlar with buttresses, traceried belfry windows and crenellated. Remainder of church demolished in 1861. New church contains transferred C13 font. (1)
Tower now stands within the grounds of (Theological College) Nottingham University; it is well maintained by the University. (2)
Timber sampling of 12 cores in 1994 produced at felling date of c.1590. (3)
Conservation and relocation of monumental stonework for display in the tower took place in 2018 (4)


Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

1 BW print, SMR

Listed buildings slides, 1 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 82 (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> Colquhoun FD, 1975, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT583.

<3> Thoroton Society, 1978, TTS, p 11 (Published document). SNT391.

<3> Nottingham Tree Ring Dating Laboratory, 1994, Dendro Sample Report (Unpublished document). SNT5079.

<4> Skillington Workshop Limited, 2018, Old Church Tower, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire: A report concerning the conservation and installation of various memorials and grave covers at the old church tower from Feb 2018 until July 2018 (Unpublished document). SNT5201.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Ground photograph: Data Held: Ground Photograph.
  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 1 slides.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 82.
  • <2> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1975. Pers Comm.
  • <3> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1978. TTS. 82. p 11.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nottingham Tree Ring Dating Laboratory. 1994. Dendro Sample Report.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Skillington Workshop Limited. 2018. Old Church Tower, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire: A report concerning the conservation and installation of various memorials and grave covers at the old church tower from Feb 2018 until July 2018.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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