St Michael's, Horton

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History - The Building - The Chancel

The Chancel
There are head corbels on either side of the 14th century chancel arch. There is a half a 15th century poppyhead pew-end by the north wall. (The only pre-reformation woodwork in the church apart from the two tower doors.) Most of the chancel was rebuilt in C13th style, possibly enclosing earlier walls, in the mid-C19th. There is a 19th century mosaic of flowers on the floor of the sanctuary.

Chancel Monuments
  1. Two purbeck marble slabs (partly under the organ platform)

    (a)    with indents for brasses of a civilian, his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters (c.1490)
    (b)    slab with indent containing rivets and plugholes for brass.

    Appropriated for Robert Nanney, Rector, who died in 1734.

  2. Centre chancel:(a)  Tournai marble slab, to Sarah Milton, 1637 mother of the poet John Milton

  3. On the north wall is a marble cartouche monument, with a curved face, to Robert Nanney who married into the Scawen family. It was transferred from the south wall when the organ was installed by J W Walker & Son of London in 1880.