St Michael the Archangel Church, Southampton Each image, below, is linked to a larger version; to see the larger version it may be necessary to allow ‘pop-ups’. St Michael’s is proud to be the only functioning medieval church in the centre of Southampton. Norman in origin, it was of cruciform shape with a central tower,…

St Peter, St Mary Bourne Postcode: SP11 6BL Grid Ref: SU422503 CHR No: 641158   Photo 1: Exterior of St Peter’s, St Mary Bourne St Peter’s church is a Grade 1 listed building. It consists of a chancel with a wide Norman chancel arch, nave with later aisles, western tower and south porch. There are…

St Mary, Michelmersh Michelmersh (this link will take you to a map of Michelmersh) is a relatively large parish church dating from the 12th century onwards. The church had a range of graffiti inscriptions present which included ritual protection marks in the form of a daisy wheel on the window west of the porch, textual…

St Maurice, Winchester This was an important medieval parish church with a central position on the High St, close to the cathedral. It may have served as a gate chapel to the New Minster precinct. It was demolished in 1840, apart from the tower, which was then heavily repaired. A new church was built, which…

St Mary, Ashley Postcode: SO20 6RJ Grid Ref: SU384309  Photo 1: Exterior of St Mary’s, Ashley This modest church stands within the outer bailey of a Norman ringwork. The building is essentially Norman, with a narrow nave and chancel which was extended in the 13th century. The walls are mainly flint rubble, with chalk block…

St Peter, Ropley Postcode: SO24 0DS Grid Ref: SU646320 CHR No: 641022 (Each image below is linked to a larger version; to see the larger version it may be necessary to allow ‘pop-ups’.) > Photo 1: St Peter’s Church before the fire. Sadly, this church was almost completely gutted by a fire in 2014 (Photo…

St Andrew’s church, Timsbury Post code: SO51 0NA OS Grid Ref: SU347246 CoE CHR No: 641294  Photo 1 – Exterior of the church. The cursory description in Pevsner’s The buildings of England. Hampshire: South (2018), which concentrates on the 2014 fire, does little justice to this fascinating church. The church is medieval in date, with…

St John the Baptist, New Alresford Postcode: S024 9AG Grid Ref: SU583326 CHR No: 641003   Photo 1: Exterior of St John the Baptist, New Alresford The church is Grade II* listed. It has a nave and aisle of 4 bays, and a chancel with north and south chapels. It is built of flint with…

St Bartholomew, Winchester, Hyde Postcode: S023 7DF Grid Ref: SU482302 CHR No: 641358 Date of survey: 17th October 2025 All images, photos and maps/plan, are available in a larger version by taking the link from each one. (Pop-ups may need to be authorised.)   Photo 1: Exterior of St Bartholomew’s church The church is listed…

St Mary, South Stoneham St Mary’s, South Stoneham, is tucked away amongst the University of Southampton’s halls of residence in Swaythling. It has medieval origins with a fine 12th century chancel arch, and a low tower of the late 15th/early 16th century. It contains a range of interesting monuments, including the tomb of Francis Dawtrey,…