Church in Lancashire, England
St Michael's Church is in Bracewell Lane, Bracewell , Lancashire , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds . Its benefice is united with those of Holy Trinity, Barnoldswick, and St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick .[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building .[2]
History [ edit ] St Michael's was built in 1143 as a chantry chapel for the Tempest family, and became a parish church in 1153.[1] Fabric from this period remains, but most of the church dates from the 15th or early 16th century.[2] The base of the tower has been converted into a remembrance chapel.[3]
Architecture [ edit ] The church is constructed in stone, with stone slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave and chancel under a single roof, a north aisle , a south porch, and a west tower. The tower is in two stages, with a two-light west window in the lower stage and two-light bell openings in the upper stage. The parapet is corbelled and embattled .[2] The round-headed south doorway is Norman in style.[3] Also on the south side of the church are two two-light straight-headed windows. On the north side are four windows containing three arched lights under straight heads. The chancel also has a three-light east window.[2]
Inside the church is a two-bay arcade carried in octagonal piers .[2] The chancel arch is Norman, with scalloped capitals . The font is also Norman, and the pulpit and altar rails are Jacobean . The pews are more modern, and were made by Robert Thompson . Some of the windows contain 14th-century stained glass.[3]
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b Bracewell: St Michael, Bracewell , Church of England , retrieved 17 June 2012 ^ a b c d e Historic England , "Church of St Michael, Bracewell and Brogden (1259162)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 17 June 2012 ^ a b c St Michael's, Bracewell , Barnoldswick and Bracewell Parishes, archived from the original on 19 July 2011, retrieved 13 November 2012
Grade I
St Michael, Aughton St Mary, Barnoldswick St Peter and St Paul, Bolton-by-Bowland St Michael, Bracewell St Helen, Churchtown St Bartholomew, Colne All Hallows, Great Mitton St John, Gressingham St Cuthbert, Halsall St Patrick, Heysham St Peter, Heysham St Margaret, Hornby Lancaster Priory Old St Leonard, Langho St Wilfrid, Melling Pleasington Priory St Walburge, Preston St Wilfrid, Ribchester St Michael, St Michael's on Wyre St Leonard, Samlesbury St Andrew, Slaidburn St Peter, Stonyhurst St Saviour, Stydd St John, Tunstall St Thomas, Upholland St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Grade II*
St Michael and All Angels, Altcar St James, Altham St John, Arkholme St Michael and All Angels, Ashton-on-Ribble Blackburn Cathedral St Mark, Blackburn St Silas, Blackburn Sacred Heart, Blackpool Holy Trinity, Bolton-le-Sands St Paul, Brookhouse St John the Baptist, Broughton St Peter, Burnley St John the Baptist, Burscough St Bartholomew, Chipping St George, Chorley St James, Church St Laurence, Chorley St Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe St John the Evangelist, Crawshawbooth St Peter, Darwen St Leonard, Downham Euxton Parish Church St Mary, Goosnargh St Bartholomew, Great Harwood St Michael, Kirkham Lancaster Cathedral St John, Lancaster St Andrew, Leyland St Cuthbert, Lytham St John, Lytham St Helen, Overton St Nicholas, Newchurch St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk St Cuthbert, Over Kellet St Mary, Penwortham St John, Pilling St Chad, Poulton-le-Fylde St George, Preston St John, Preston St Mark, Preston St Peter, Preston St Wilfrid, Preston Syro-Malabar Cathedral, Preston (former St Ignatius) St John, Silverdale St Mary, Tarleton St James, Tatham St Helen, Waddington St Leonard, Walton-le-Dale St Michael, Whittington St Anne, Woodplumpton
Grade II
St Andrew, Accrington St James, Accrington Christ Church, Adlington St Paul, Adlington St Andrew, Ashton-on-Ribble St Leonard, Balderstone All Saints, Barnacre St Lawrence, Barton Holy Trinity, Blackburn Holy Trinity, Blackpool St John, Blackpool St Mary and St Michael, Bonds St Mary, Borwick St John, Bretherton St James, Briercliffe St James, Brindle All Saints with St John Baptist, Burnley St Andrew, Burnley St Mary, Burnley St Stephen, Burnley Capernwray Chapel Christ Church, Bacup Christ Church, Chatburn St Chad, Claughton St Andrew, Cleveleys St Paul, Constable Lee St Saviour, Cuerden St Cuthbert, Darwen St Mark, Dolphinholme St John, Ellel St Paul, Farington Immanuel, Feniscowles St Mary, Fleetwood St Peter, Fleetwood St Thomas, Garstang Christ Church, Glasson St Michael, Grimsargh St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton St Wilfrid, Halton-on-Lune St James, Haslingden All Saints, Higher Walton Holy Trinity, Hoghton St John the Divine, Holme Chapel Christ Church, Lancaster St Thomas, Lancaster St Peter, Leck St Paul, Longridge St Peter, Mawdesley St Mary's Church, Mellor Holy Trinity, Morecambe St John the Divine, Morecambe St Laurence, Morecambe St Paul, Nelson Immanuel, Oswaldtwistle St Leonard, Padiham Nazareth Unitarian, Padiham St John, Poulton-le-Fylde St Oswald, Preesall Carey Baptist Church, Preston City Church, Preston Emmanuel, Preston Fishergate Baptist Church, Preston Moor Park Methodist Church , Preston Preston Central Methodist Church All Saints, Preston St Joseph, Preston St Luke, Preston St Mary, Preston St Paul, Preston St Thomas, Preston St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs Church, Preston St Peter, Quernmore St John, Rawtenstall St Anne, St Anne's-on-the-Sea St Thomas, St Anne's-on-the-Sea St Peter, Scorton St Paul, Scotforth St Anne, Singleton St Paul, Skelmersdale St Luke, Slyne with Hest Church of the Good Shepherd, Tatham St Oswald, Warton St Michael, Weeton Christ Church, Wesham St Michael, Whitewell St Luke, Winmarleigh St John the Evangelist, Worsthorne St Nicholas, Wrea Green St James, Wrightington Bar St John the Evangelist, Yealand Conyers St Mary, Yealand Conyers
Grade I
Grade II*
Grade II
Scheduled monuments Unlisted
Demolished Listed in
Churches in the Deanery of Skipton
Benefice of Barnoldswick with Bracewell Benefice of Bolton Abbey Benefice of Broughton, Marton and Thornton Benefice of Earby with Kelbrook All Saints, Earby St Mary, Kelbrook Benefice of Embsay with Eastby St Mary, Embsay with Eastby Benefice of Linton, Burnsall and Rylstone Benefice of Skipton with Carleton Benefice of Skipton Holy Trinity Benefice of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale