Diocesan Youth Centre, St Nicholas Church is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A C13 (Early English work earliest) Church. 1 related planning application.

Diocesan Youth Centre, St Nicholas Church

WRENN ID
sunken-landing-meadow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 1964
Type
Church
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Diocesan Youth Centre, formerly known as the Parish Church of St. Nicholas, is a church built of coursed limestone rubble, located on a hillside overlooking the village. The earliest parts of the building date back to the 13th century. The two-bay chancel and both the north and south aisles are in the Early English style. The north aisle features a contemporary doorway set within a gable mould, which has two moulded orders, a line of dog tooth decoration, and pairs of shafts in the jambs. The four-bay nave was rebuilt in the 14th century, with the north arcade being slightly earlier and supported by piers with four engaged shafts. Above each arcade, there is a 15th-century clerestory that includes three similar windows on each side, each consisting of two trefoiled lights under a square head. The roof was replaced in the 20th century. The west tower, built in the 14th century, has three stages and clasping buttresses at the west angles, topped by a broach spire that features two tiers of lucarnes.

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