Buckland
St Michael

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©2007 Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
 

 
The West Gallery
© 2009 Copyright Jonathan Billinger and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
 
© David Ross,
Taken from Britain Express.com
with many thanks
 

View of church from west gallery
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The 15th c. East Window
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The Church

Buckland is located on a no through road a few miles south of the popular tourist destination of Broadway.  The parish church of St Michael offers an astonishing collection of unusual and fascinating artifacts of historic interest.

The building is mostly 13th and 14th century, with a north porch, north and south aisles, west tower and chancel. The interior features a wide nave with some lovely old Jacobean pews. Inside the north door a medieval Holy Water stoup has been cut right into the door frame to allow easy access. To the right is a panelled 15th century font set before a row of 17th century benches and a commemoration board with an inscription of 1615.

The west gallery was constructed in the 17th Century. Further details will be found in the church guide

Other objects of interest to see:

  • The Mazer
  • The Buckland Cope
  • Foxe's Book of Martyrs
  • The painted ceilings
  • The East window
  • Art and Crafts style reredos
  • Painted stone panels (North aisle, west end)
  • Thomas Robert's tombstone

There is much more to see in St Michael's, including shepherds pews in the south aisle. These high backed seats feature hat pegs, and were located here because shepherds and their dogs would enter the church via a separate door on this side of the church. The floor of the south aisle is paved with lovely encaustic tiles, dating to the 15th century. Some of these bear the insignia of the Earls of Warwick. Look up from the tiles and you will see two rams head corbels supporting the roof. The nave roof is also worth mentioning; it is magnificently painted in vivid colours reminiscent of a gypsy caravan. In the churchyard is a 14th century foliated tomb, and a cross with a base that is also 14th century.

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