Church Micro 5766...Upton - St Margaret Multi-Cache
Church Micro 5766...Upton - St Margaret
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The church of ST. MARGARET consists of a chancel (22 ft. by 15½ ft.), modern vestry on north (10 ft. by 12 ft.), nave (29¼ ft. by 16¾ ft.), north aisle (36½ ft. by 13½ ft.), south aisle (37½ ft. by 5½ ft.), west tower (6½ ft. by 10¾ ft.), and modern south porch. The walls are faced with rough ashlar and the roofs are covered with tiles and lead.
The church is mentioned in the Domesday Survey (1086), but the earliest parts now existing are the 12th-century south doorway and the font. The chancel, nave arcades and south aisle are of early 13th-century date, but the whole church underwent a complete reconstruction in the early years of the 14th century, beginning with a partial rebuilding of the chancel, and following on with that of the aisles which were also heightened, the building of the clearstory, and possibly the rebuilding of the west wall. The combination of two single-light west windows and three buttresses suggests that this wall may have been surmounted with a bell-cote. In the 15th century the chancel arch was rebuilt, and a west tower and spire were built within the nave. At some period both aisles were shortened at the west end. In 1870–1 the church again underwent a complete reconstruction, when the north aisle was rebuilt and widened, a vestry was built on the north side of the chancel, both aisles were restored to their original length, the whole of the roofs were renewed, and a south porch was added.The west end of the south aisle was underpinned and repaired in 1908.
At Gz there is an information board about the village, when was the church rebuilt and enlarged, let that be ABCD Make your way to 52 23.(B-2)BC 000 17.(B-2)D(B-2) “If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
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