St Michael’s is a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Guildford, serving Mickleham and Westhumble in the county of Surrey. It is in the United Benefice of Leatherhead and Mickleham, part of the Christian ministry in the area, working together with other churches.
There has been a church on this site for over a thousand years, and is mentioned in the doomsday book. Being originally of Saxon build, since the Norman invasions, you can see evidence of the two different styles. Now being primarily a Norman style, the interior of the church is slightly askew due to the rebuilds. The expectation of the interior size is misleading from the outside, you don’t expect it to be as large as it is.
As a wedding venue it has a classic church feel with a large Lychgate and footpath leading up to the main door. Perfect for the entrance of the bride and her wedding party as you follow her up the footpath.
The interior has large arched columns and a beamed ceiling that has some modern light fittings to brighten up the room and the altar area. The Vicar, David Ireland, can be heard across the room by the use of a PA system.
Due to the no flash restriction at St Michael’s, which is usual at church weddings, high ISO settings would be needed on the camera but as these images can atest, the photos at this size look great.
Here are a few more details of the church and I will post up a wedding done at this church in a few posts.
For further details of the church, you can visit the website for the Parish of Mickleham.
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