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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

A Visit to St Michael & All Angels Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire.

martinA Visit to St Michael & All Angels Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire.


St. Michael’s is best seen from the road approaching the village from the south. (we did not stop to take a photograph. The fine tower is 13th century. With a 15th century upper part where the stone changes. Decorated work predominates in the mixed styles of the body of the church. Inside are a series of impressive monuments to members of the Smith family: the most stunning is the three tiered alabaster monument to Sir Roger Smith, d.1655. Other items of interest in this light interior include a mediaeval screen and a George III Royal Arms.

The church is preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust.

Photographs also of Buckminster and Ashwell Rutland

http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/