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Church of St Nicholas

A Grade I Listed Building in The Saxhams, Suffolk

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  • St Nicholas: church best known for its round tower; Decorated south porch & large c15 Perpendicular windows

  • St Nicholas: Norman tower with deeply recessed bell openings

  • St Nicholas: detail of Norman tower; arcade of blank arches between two-light openings

  • St Nicholas: nave looking east; Decorated north aisle; Jacobean pulpit & communion rail

  • St Nicholas: nave looking west to c11 tower arch; blind Norman doorway to left

  • St Nicholas: animal bench head

  • St Nicholas: animal bench head

  • St Nicholas: bench head of praying lady in a cloak

  • St Nicholas: monument to Thomas Fitz Lucas, 1531, Solicitor General to Henry VIII; four centred arch; lozenges & quatrefoils

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Entry Name: Church of St Nicholas

Listing Date: 14 July 1955

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1285080

English Heritage Legacy ID: 283824

ID on this website: 101285080

Location: St Nicholas's Church, Little Saxham, West Suffolk, IP29

County: Suffolk

District: West Suffolk

Civil Parish: The Saxhams

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Little Saxham St Nicholas

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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