Church Of St Nicholas

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