The west bell tower of St Michaels. This is mainly 14th and 15th century work. |
The east end of the church. |
Another view of the 15th century tower of St Michael's. |
This empty niche is set above the door of the south porch. It would originally have held statues. |
This empty niche is set above the door of the south porch. It would originally have held statues. |
Another look at the south porch of St Michael's. Here you can see the ornate parapets that extend along the roofline above the porch. |
This is perhaps the best view of the lovely parapets that surmount the porch and south transept of St Michaels. Though not as ornate as that at, say, Northleach (Gloucestershire) it is a very attractive bit of church architecture. The porch was made high enough to create a small room over the entrance where the priest dwelt. |
The 15th century south porch of St Michael's. |
The west door of St Michaels. Note the damage to the stonework just to the left of the door in this photo. The hole was caused by a cannonball fired by Parliamentary forces when they defeated the Royalist garrison of Highworth in 1645. The cannonball has been preserved in the church. |
Door moulding in the south porch. This flat style is very much at odds with earlier Gothic styles which emphasized pointed arches. |
Carving detail of the 15th century stonework above the south door. |
Remains of a simple scratch dial can be seen just to the left of the south porch entrance. Such dials were used as a simple form of sun dial. We don't know how old this example is. |
