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St Michael by Ford Madox Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It was some years ago that our Patron Sir Roy Strong gave the Friend\u2019s Annual Lecture.\u00a0 From the pulpit he urged all churches to \u2018throw out the pews\u2019 and be much more open to other activities as well as worship, to become the hub of the community as they were in the Middle Ages.\u00a0 The Friends of Saint Michael\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> contribute to the care of the Church\u2019s fabric, fixtures and fittings and promote the use of the building for cultural and community events.\u00a0\u00a0 Many of you will already know the inside of the church from concerts, lectures, parties, visits, rather than from the daily worship that goes on here.<\/p>\n

In 2010 the Friends<\/em> was relaunched, with more members and greater funds.
This web site introduces the church\u2019s history and art treasures; lists upcoming events and maintains a record of past events.

<\/strong>Known as the \u201ccathedral of the back streets\u201d<\/em>, Saint Michael and All Angels <\/a>is famous for its magnificent stained-glass windows;\u00a0 in the south aisle by the Pre-Raphaelites<\/a>, William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox-Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Philip Webb, and in the north aisle by Kempe & Tower.
Simon Jenkins, ‘England’s Thousand Best Churches’<\/a>, placed it within the foremost one hundred.<\/p>\n

\u2018One of England\u2019s grandest Victorian churches\u2019 and owing to its internationally-famed stained glass,<\/em>\u00a0\u2018A Pre-Raphaelite jewel.\u2019 –\u00a0<\/em>Sir Roy Strong<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Flyer – the Friends newsletter\u00a0with articles, comment, details of upcoming events and reviews of past events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

View the Latest Flyer<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Click here for membership information<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

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