Description

SK 90 SW PILTON
MAIN STREET (Westside)
5/133 Church of St.Nicholas

10.11.55

GV II*

Small Parish Church, exterior largely a Victorian restoration of
perpendicular and earlier features, but internally probably partially
early C13. Nave with west bellcote, S. aisle and chancel. Bell turret
consists of paired gables with segmental arched hall openings - lancet in
west wall, and date stone above of 1652. Double chamfered arches. S.
doorway without piers, just a chamfered architrave and slight reponds, in
Victorian gabled porch. S. aisle has coped gable and square-headed
traceried openings with hoodmoulds and corbel heads. Chancel has lancet
windows, with 3 lancets forming the east window. Blocked tiny north
doorway, and a single window in the tall and buttressed N. wall - inside
nave arcade of 2 bays, double chamfered round arches in round piers and
responds. Outer shafts are very slender. The nave is high for its length
and has a good crown post roof. Chancel arch, C14 double chamfered arch
on 5-sided piers. Victorian chancel roof with chamfered curved struts on
stone corbels. Various high Victorian fittings: pulput and lectern
particularly notable. Font is perhaps C13 - an octagonal basin with traces of
paint, on central and outer round shafts.

Listing NGR: SK9146602932

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St Nicholas at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17535377

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