Built from greenstone, the church of St Michael in Mavis Enderby has a late nineteenth-century tower whilst the nave and aisles are the result of Fowler of Louth's 1875 restoration.

The interior has Perpendicular survivals including a rood screen.

Locked.

Mark Acton, 2014

"Parish church. C14, C15, restored by James Fowler 1875 and tower rebuilt 1894 by C. Hodgson Fowler"

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Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states

"The church of St Michael is an ancient edifice of green sandstone, in the Gothic style, with some traces of Norman work, and consists of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch and a western tower containing a clock and 3 bells:

there is an oak screen and rood-loft with the rood and attendant figures on each side, a stained window in the chancel and three others, and in the porch a defaced stoup:

there are two inscribed stones of the 15th century to former rectors:

the upper part of the tower was taken down and rebuilt in 1684 and in 1894 was restored to its original form:

the chancel was rebuilt in 1870 and the nave and aisles restored in 1875 at a cost of £1,230:

there are 120 sittings. 

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North side of church.

C19 vestry is seen projecting on the left hand side of this image.

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The chancel was rebuilt in 1870.

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C19 stained glass.

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C19 rood loft however the angels on either side may have come from an earlier roof. 

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C19 oak screen and rood-loft.

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"Churchyard cross. C14, altered C19.

Ashlar. Octagonal base rises via stop chamfers to C19 shaft with octagonal brattished top, and gabled crucifixus"

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Beyond the cross three C19 gabled dormer windows can be seen illuminating the nave.

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"C15 octagonal piers to 3 bay south nave arcade with double chamfered arches"

"C15 chancel double chamfered arch with hollow chamfered reveals and imposts"

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View across the nave looking north.

Stained glass and pews are all C19. 

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Ornate list of rectors displayed on north wall of nave.

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"Rustic carved wooden angel over north door presumably from earlier roof"

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C19 pulpit.

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"Gabled C19 south porch with side lights, pointed C19 outer doorway with above a figure of St. Michael and the dragon in a pointed oval surround with small side shafts"

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" C14 continuously moulded inner door with fleuron frieze"

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Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves.

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Inside Porch 

"Holy water stoup on clustered shaft with shield and fleuron decoration to the bowl"

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Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves. 

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Looking towards the east window. 

"The south aisle has a C19 east window and 2 early C15 3 light windows, one with cusped head to the lights and panel tracery, the other with ogee heads to the lights"

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Font is at the west end of this aisle. 

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"C14 octagonal font with ogee panels to the bowl"

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The tower of St Michael's was built in 1894 of greenstone with limestone dressing.

July 2015

West side of tower. 

"3 stage C15 tower largely rebuilt C19 with stepped corner buttresses, plain,parapet, crocketed corner pinnacles.

Bell moulded base, 3 chamfered string courses.

To the belfry stage C19 3 light louvred openings with trefoil heads to the lights and panel tracery"

"On the west side a 4 centred arched doorway with moulded surround and hood mould.

Above a 3 light window with cusped heads to the lights and panel tracery.

To the second stage a datestone of 1894"

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Datestone is just above the clock. 

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Date stone set into south face of tower.

"the upper part of the tower was taken down and rebuilt in 1684 and in 1894 was restored to its original form"

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Corporal Ryan is buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.

https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2101000/banneville-la-campagne-war-cemetery/ 

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