Church Of St Nicholas

SU 01 SE EDMONDSHAM VILLAGE STREET (north side) 2/23 18.3.55 Church of St Nicholas

GV II*

Parish Church, probably C12 origin, north aisle C14, nave and tower C15, some C16 work, major restoration and rebuilding of 1862. Rubble and chequered rubble and flint with ashlar dressings. Tiled roofs with stone gable copings. Plan: nave; chancel, north aisle, north west tower; south porch. Tower: 3 stage with chamfered plinth, moulded strings and plain parapet with corner finials; 2 light, pointed west window with string course, carried as a label; remaining windows are cinquefoiled single lights with returned labels; square set buttresses. Main church windows are C15 of 2 and 5 lights under square and pointed heads with labels or C19 copies. North aisle has pointed, chamfered doorway with timber hood. South porch has pointed hollow chamfered arch and pointed chamfered doorway.

Interior: 2 bay pointed, chamfered arcade on square pier with plain imposts; C19 pointed chamfered chancel arch with semi-octagonal responds and capitals with carved foliage; tower arch of 2 chamfered orders dying into responds; 3 bay C19 arch braced collar roof to nave; 6 sided beamed roof to chancel; waggon roof to aisle; various C18 and C19 monuments including a series of 8 heraldic slabs to Hussey family; reset C15 niche head in aisle; C19 octagonal stone font with quatrefoil panels; C19/C20 timber pulpit; C19 glass. (R.C.H.M. Dorset Vol V, p.16-17, no. 1.Newman J and Pevsner N, The Buildings of England Dorset 1972, p.198).

Listing NGR: SU0611811543