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Church of St Mary, Micheldever, Hampshire, 1806-8
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Reference number
SM D2/12/28
Purpose
Church of St Mary, Micheldever, Hampshire, 1806-8
Aspect
[1] Plan of Micheldever Church showing W Tower and Chancel
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
as above, dimensions given and calculations
Signed: by G Dance
Dated: taken Novr 1806
Verso
full size detail of shaft moulding
Inscribed: No 6
Pen and yellow wash
Affixed to [SM D2/12/28] with a blue wafer is a plan of the tower drawn by James Carter and more detailed than Dance's plan
Inscribed: Dimensions of Micheldever Tower, with dimensions given and (verso) addressed to Geo Dance Esqr / 29 Upper Gower Street / Bedford Square / London and (labelled by Dance) James Carter / Novr 11th 1806 / with dimensions of / Micheldever Church
Brown pen on cream, laid secretary paper
WM Cater (160 x 220), franked WINCHESTER / 68 postmarked NOV 12
Signed and dated
- 1806-08
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (630 x 845)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D&C Blauw IV and D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lils
Notes
The medieval church that Dance surveyed probably dates from the 13th century with a Tudor west tower that still survives. The aisled four-bay nave has a pair of compound piers at the west end and a south porch.
Level
Drawing
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