Church Of St Nicholas

SABDEN SD 73 NE 3/43 Church of St.Nicholas 17-12-1968 - II Church, 1846, with chancel probably later. Squared sandstone with slate roof. Norman style. Comprises a west tower, nave, and lower chancel with a lean-to vestry against its north wall. Tower has west window with round head and 2 round-headed lights with central shaft. Below the window is blind arcading. On the east and west sides are tall blind openings with round heads. On 3 sides are gablets with clock faces, above which rises the bell stage which is octagonal, the 4 cardinal sides wider and with slim round-headed openings. This is surmounted by a stone spire. The west door has a round head. The nave and chancel windows are tall with splayed reveals and round heads. The nave is of 4 bays separated by pilaster strips treated as buttresses of slight projection, with a corbel table under the eaves. The 2 west nave windows are similar. The chancel is of 4 bays, the windows having linked hoods. The east window is similar to the west tower window. Inside, the nave is ceiled and has a west gallery, and the round chancel arch and responds are of several square orders. The chancel has an open timber roof.

Listing NGR: SD7813837654