St. Michael, Great Comberton, Worcestershire

Description

The church of St. Michael is an ancient building of stone, chiefly in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel and nave, with a waggon roof of great interest, and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing a clock and 6 bells, of which one bell and the clock were added in 1869: the chancel was rebuilt in 1861, exactly in accordance with the original design, and new windows inserted at the east end; the four blocked side windows were also re-opened and glazed: the church was further restored in 1885, the chancel arch being rebuilt and a vestry added: in 1890 an organ chamber was erected, and in 1892 an organ was provided, both being the gifts of a parishioner: the stained east window was placed in 1894 as a memorial to Miss Lucy Phipps; there is another placed by the rector in 1900 to his parents, and one to the memory of Miss Martha Phipps, besides a brass to the Rev. C. H. Parker, rector 1826-83; one to Miss Martha Phipps, and a third to the Rev. F. R. Jobling, rector 1883-7: the reredos of oak was presented by the Rev. Nathaniel Shelmerdine, rector 1887-1906: the church affords 150 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms dates from the year 1540; marriages, 1558; burials, 1541.