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Key Image St Michael
WR12 7LY Buckland
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: Buckland (Diocese of Gloucester, Archdeaconry of Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe)
Geogr. Coordinates: 52.02238° N, 1.8823° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1250
Architectural style: Gothic
Building type: Basilica
Description: Three-aisled gothic basilica with west tower
Name derivation: From St Michael the Archangel
Outside facilities
  • High Cross of Cotswold stone (19th cent., base 14th cent.)
Windows
  • Stained glass window in the chancel (15th cent., restored in 1883 by William Morris)
Noteworthy
  • “Buckland Cope” (cloth, 15th cent.)
  • Tiled floor (15th cent., partially renewed in the 19th cent.)
  • Pews (17th/18th cent., separate bench for shepherds and their dogs)
History:
13th cent.:   Initial construction
14th cent.:   Construction of the tower (heightened during the 15th cent.)
Late 15th cent.:   Reconstruction and addition of the clerestory
1885:   Completion of an eight-year restoration
1985:   Restoration (begun in 1982)
Important persons:
Artist:  Morris, William (1834–1896, British painter, architect, poet, craftsman, engineer and printer; one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement)
Patron:  Michael (Archangel)
Sources
Verey, David: Cotswold Churches, Nonsuch Publishing, Stroud 2007
Winchcombe Parish: Kirchenführer „St Michael“
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