Norman Arch - St Michael the Archangel - Halam, Nottinghamshire
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Norman chancel arch, and re-worked Norman font in St Michael the Archangel's church, Halam.
Waymark Code: WM112P3
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/05/2019
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Norman chancel arch, and re-worked Norman font in St Michael the Archangel's church, Halam.
"Round-headed, of two orders to W and one to E.
Dimensions
w. of opening 2.75m
First order (shared)
Plain base with single roll moulding, much damaged, supporting a plain half column with chamfered necking. The capital is multiscallop, with beading following the line of the shields. Above a shallow roll the abacus is carved with zigzag. The impost is hollow chamfered with a row of shallow-carved lozenges on the upright.
The arch has a thick angle roll to E and W.
Second order, W face
Plain base with single roll moulding, much damaged. Plain half-column.
S capital: multi-scallop (four cones on the N face and two on the E face). The shields are circular and recessed slightly.
N capital: multi-scallop (three cones on the S face and two on the E face), with beading in the shields, as first order. Much of this capital has been restored.
The impost continues from the first order.
The arch has an angle roll and a shallow roll on the face. Chamfered label.
Cox (1912) describes a Norman font of sandstone on five pillars. Although his description matches the current font, this has obviously been recut.
The church consists of a chancel with S vestry, nave with S aisle, N porch and W tower. While the chancel arch dates from the 12thc., the nave and chancel appear to be 13thc. The tower and S aisle were added in the early 14thc. One of the two bells in the truncated tower is said to date from before 1200. The church was much restored between 1884-89.
Until 1868 the church was served by the clergy of Southwell Minster."
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