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A Grave affair ..... Part One

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I like a good church and to be honest a cathedral ( but we don't have one near me ! ) Lets take a trip with all the lovely church's that we have in the area ... In this journey ...we have St Michael's - Weeton St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Weeton . It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. Built in 1843 ( land granted by the 13th Earl of Derby )  and enlarged in 1846. It has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.  St Michael's is constructed in the early english style, of red brick with stone dressings. The roof is slate . At the west end of the building there is a bellcote with a miniature spire . The plan consists of a nave and a chancel. To the north of the nave is a porch at the main entrance, and to the south of the chancel is a vestry. There are coupled lancet windows, and a triple lancet window in the west wall. Internally, the roof's timber structure includes st