St Nicholas Barway

St. Nicholas Barway is a chapel of ease to Soham Minster Church, which was converted into a house in the 1970s. It retains much of its original fabric and detail from the 14th century nave and the rebuilt 19th century chancel. The building is constructed of clunch and Barnack limestone and features a steeply pitched slate roof. The west end has pointed arches for two original bell-cote openings, with a mask above. Below these openings is a restored 14th century window with three lights and reticulated tracery in a two-centred arch, complete with original label and mask stops. Both the north and south walls have original two-stage buttressing made of Barnack limestone at the corners. The south doorway is made of clunch, featuring a two-centred arch with two chamfered orders, a moulded label, and mask stops. There is also a window with two lights in a square head, which has moulded label and mask stops. The north doorway is similarly two-centred but has only one chamfered order, with a moulded label and very worn mask stops. It includes a two-light window in a square head with splayed reveals. The 19th century chancel is made of yellow gault brick and has a low pitch slate roof, with one reset head mask in the east gable end.

Inside, the chancel arch is two-centred and has two chamfered orders. There is a two-centred chamfered arch leading to a piscina in the south wall of the nave. The font is from the 13th century and features an octagonal bowl on a modern stem. The late 17th century communion rails have been removed and reset on the first floor, but the early 19th century pulpit and steps remain in their original location. The staggered, tenoned purlin roof is of 17th century construction.