St Michael and All Angels Church, Barton Turf facts for kids
St Michael and All Angels is a special old church in a village called Barton Turf in Norfolk, England. It's a Church of England church, which means it's part of the main Christian church in England. You can find it hidden among trees, a little way from the village. This church is very famous because it has amazing old paintings inside. It's so important that it's listed as a Grade I building, which means it's a really important historical place.
The Church's Amazing Art
The church building was first built in a style called "Perpendicular Gothic". This was a popular way to build churches in England a long time ago.
The Famous Rood Screen
The most famous part of this church is its amazing rood screen. This is a special wooden screen that used to separate the main part of the church from the altar area. This screen has twelve painted panels that are very old, probably from around 1440 to 1450. People think artists from Flanders (which is now part of Belgium and the Netherlands) might have influenced these paintings.
The paintings show different angels and saints. For example, you can see St. Apollonia, St. Zita, and St. Barbara. There are also paintings of the nine different groups of angels. Some of these angel paintings, like the Dominions and Seraphim, were damaged a long time ago during the English Civil War. This happened because people at that time didn't agree with some of the symbols shown in the paintings.
Other Important Paintings
In another part of the church, called the South Nave, there are more paintings from around 1490. These show important historical figures and saints. You can see King Henry VI, St. Edmund, St. Edward the Confessor, and St. Olaf.
The Church Organ
The church also has an old pipe organ that was built in 1835 by a person named T.C. Bates. It's a single-manual instrument, which means it has one keyboard. It has five different sounds, or "registers," that the organist can use to play music.
