St. Michael, Abingdon, Berkshire

Description

The church of St. Michael, a chapel of ease to St. Helen's, and situated on the south side of the Albert Park, is a building of stone in the Decorated style, from designs by the late Sir G. Gilbert Scott R.A. and erected at a cost of £2,500, by the Rev. N. Dodson M.A. a former vicar, and consecrated in 1867; it consists of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, south porch and an open bell-cote on the western gable with 3 bells; the east window is stained, and there is a memorial window to Emma, (Armytage), wife of the Rev. the Hon. Henry Bligh, vicar of Abingdon (1874-8); she died December 27th, 1881: there are sittings for 500 persons.