St. Michael's Church, Rochford, Worcestershire, England
N 52° 18.804 W 002° 32.713
30U E 531002 N 5795993
St. Michael's Church, Rhyse Lane, Rochford
Waymark Code: WM10HBD
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/09/2019
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This church is a Grade II* listed building.
From this listing text:-
"Parish church. C12, with early C14 alterations, restored mid-C19.
Timber bell turret, weatherboarded with oak shingled spire.
The north doorway is weather-worn and projects 9 inches beyond the wall-face. It has a semi-circular head of two chevron moulded orders on large engaged shafts with rudimentary leaf capitals and chamfered enriched abaci. The tympanum is carved with a Tree of Life (the only surviving example of this motif in Worcestershire) with a semi-circular border of six-pointed stars and a lower edge enriched with a cable moulding."
This North doorway is now blocked up.
Services on the second and fourth Sundays.
Church Name: St. Michael's Church
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes
Date Church Built: 12th century
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