{"id":13383,"date":"2024-03-18T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13383"},"modified":"2024-03-22T09:27:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:27:01","slug":"days-out-st-michaels-all-angels-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13383","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: St Michael\u2019s & All Angels Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Phew!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Out and about again, I passed several churches, but couldn\u2019t stop. Then a short spell arrived where I had a moment. And at that point I neared St Michael\u2019s & All Angels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Approaching the church from the rear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve passed this church before. Even taken a few snaps. But I usually see it from a different perspective. On this occasion I was able to park on School Lane, in rear of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice shadows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Twas a beautiful sunny day, as can be seen. And whereas the church was shut on previous visits, today it was open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

St Michael\u2019s is set in a lovely spot, and has a lovely garden\/graveyard. Particularly lovely in such clement weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vertical.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve usually approached this church from the other end of this path. Isn\u2019t it beautiful in the spring light, with the daffs out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horizontal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On entering the church there\u2019s the font, and an old inscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Font.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Font cover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Info\u2019mation board, 18th C. style.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interesting details.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you look up, you\u2019ll be rewarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice stonework.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Impressive wood n\u2019 glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I wasn\u2019t able to enter the under-tower area, so I snapped that but of stained-glass through the doorway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Couldn\u2019t get inside this area, under the tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Whilst visiting, I had to answer a call of nature. And what a khazi they have!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wow! What stonework…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026 in the reredorter!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once back out in the main body of the church, lots of stuff leaps out at you. Especially the glass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Holy stained-glass, Batman!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pulpit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Over the pulpit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some of the windows are particularly intensely coloured. I love this one. As you zoom in on it, you realise just how much incredible craftsmanship these buildings are stuffed with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zooming in a bit\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The above detail is the pic from which the image at the top of this post is taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The altar end o\u2019 the church.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Amazing glass. Even this plainer stuff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some of the glass in one of the wings is quite simple. But it\u2019s still extremely vivid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I particularly like this dedication plaque. The green and gold theme is delicious. And I love that coat of arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glass covered tomb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Candle thingy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The wooden roof in this wing is also pretty stunning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some roof!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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So much skill, so much beauty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Love this. Similar too but diff\u2019 from t\u2019other one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wow! Very intense colours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The colours in the above window are stunning. Almost overpowering!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lovely floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Having exited the wing where the above photos were taken, and moved back into the altar end of the main body of the church\u2026 Everywhere you look, even under foot, there are details to wow and beguile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Altar cloth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rich folk buying seats in Heaven.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nice old chest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More monuments to vanity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful window (horrid fable).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another incredible window. This one seems to me to embody qualities of two different categories to which some of the other lights fall into more singularly. The right and left panels are like the more minimal ones. The central one, and other detailed \u2018spots\u2019, partake of the more intense ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main window.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This one\u2019s kind of dazzling, detail wise. But not quite as emotive to me. That often. Seems to be the case, for me, where windows feature lots of \u2018architectural\u2019 detail. Impressive, yes. But not as emotive as those windows where the detail is more ornamental or abstract. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zooming in a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking back down the church.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another fabulous gem of a building. Stuffed to the seams with interest, and large quantities of impressive craftsmanship and aesthetic beauty. Terrific!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Out and about again, I passed several churches, but couldn\u2019t stop. Then a short spell arrived where I had a moment. And at that point I neared St Michael\u2019s & All Angels. I\u2019ve passed this church before. Even taken a few snaps. But I usually see it from a different perspective. On this occasion I … <\/p>\n

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