It's over two weeks ago now that I went to St Michael, Langtoft. The position of the church in relationship to the village is similar to Baston: both churches are parallel to the long village street. Neither village has a green as such, but both main streets are broad, generous and straight and run north east; in the case of Baston it roughly follows the course of a Roman road that leads from King Street (aka Stoney Street) into the fens. The same could be also be true of Langtoft.
The church is grander than Baston, with an elegant broach spire, (the tower is almost detached from the building). The south chapel is striking from the outside with its square-headed windows, (though obviously restored in the nineteenth century). It contains some luxuriant, if somewhat clumsy, Decorated period carvings, and reminds me a little of the 'Golden Chapel' at St Mary's in Stamford. The church also contains some interesting later furnishings, including a matching pair of Baroque monuments.
I took these following photographs last week when I went exploring/sketching to Baston. The church is quite small with a Victorian chancel and a smart late Gothic west tower. The most interesting feature - most picturesque that is - is the west end of the south aisle, and the porch. The graveyard contains some interesting, (and in one case unique?) 19th century tombstones.
