Parish Church Of St Nicholas

ST 7766 BATHAMPTON C.P. MILL LANE (Eastside) 8/20 1.2.56 Parish Church of St. Nicholas G.V II* Parish Church of St. Nicholas. C13th origins; C15th alterations and tower; but considerably restored and North aisle built in 1858 by A.S. Goodridge of Bath; and chancel restored 1882 by C.E. Davis of Bath; these C19th retorations completely obliterated Ralph Allen's Gothick restoration of the mid C18th Ashlar and coursed, squared rubble; slate roof behind pierced quatrefoil parapets; West tower; Nave; North and South aisles; South Porch; Chancel. Tower: 3 stages, diagonal buttresses; embattled parapet with pinnacles; octagonal stair turret; single perpendicular bell chamber window. Restored windows in aisles and chancel. Mutilated effigy (?Bishop or Prioress) in niche under East window (probably C16th). Interior. Early English Chancel Arch (restored), triple lancet East window. Australia Chapel in south aisle contains memorials to Allen family: Philip Allen, 1763; Ralph Allen 1977; Charles Holder 1763. In Chancel other C18th and C19th wall plaques and tablets especially Robert Fisher, 1795. Mutilated C14th effigy on window cill of west window of south aisle. Victorian Font.

Listing NGR: ST7772266536