Building record M5018 - CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AT WEST RETFORD

Summary

CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 70233 81312 (32m by 25m)
Map sheet SK78SW
District Bassetlaw
Locality West Retford
Civil Parish East Retford, Bassetlaw

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

N arcade Decorated, S arcade Perpendicular. Chancel Decorated but all very much restored. Tower and spire C14. (1)
W tower with spire is ashlared, with diagonal buttresses and a crocketed needle-shaped spire with one tier of lucarnes. The broach is below the battlements. The N aisle externally Decorated, the S aisle Perpendicular with an uncommonly large porch with a stone roof on 3 transverse ribs. N aisle added in 1863 restoration, S aisle heavily restored and chancel almost entirely rebuilt. (2)


Listed buildings slides, (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Cox JC, 1912, Churches of Notts, pp 171-2 (Published document). SNT589.

<2> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 298 (Monograph). SNT4.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. .
  • <1> Published document: Cox JC. 1912. Churches of Notts. pp 171-2.
  • <2> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 298.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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