Church Of St Nicholas

BREMHILL TYTHERTON LUCAS ST 97 SW 7/74 Church of St Nicholas GV II* Anglican parish church, C13 rebuilt 1802 and mid C19, rubble stone original masonry, squared rubble stone to later work, stone slate roofs with coped gables. Nave, chancel, north aisle. Paired west gables of square rubble stone with plinth. Nave has small bellcote and 3-light window with Tudor-arched heads to lights, possibly C16, aisle has larger bellcote and 2-light Y-traceried window of C13 type with hoodmould, possibly original. Aisle north wall is also of squared rubble but moulded trefoil-cusped doorway seems original, as also Y-traceried 2-light to left. East wall of aisle has original masonry and 3-light window with intersecting tracery. Gable has crocketed saddlestone. Nave south wall is rebuilt with plinth and two 2-light flat-headed C16 style windows. East end saddlestone and finial to gable. Chancel has original masonry to south, three C19 lancets, one over blocked low door, rebuilt east wall with basket-arched window and hood, possibly C15 with C19 tracery. North wall has old masonry and three C19 lancets. Interior: plastered nave and aisle roofs with large coves each side, thin 3-bay arcade of round chamfered arches on slim octagonal piers with sparse still-leaf to caps, C13, heavily restored. C19 chancel arch, pointed on heavy chamfered piers. Tri-lobe opening in wall to left. Chancel has plain C19 roof. Fittings: fine c1200 tub-shaped font with raised arcading, band of gables over and fluting below. In north aisle good wall monument to Abjohn Stokes, died 1725 and plaque to T. Crook, died 1821, recording that he had church rebuilt in 1802. Aisle east window has glass of c1915 by Mayer of Munich. Nave has west window of c1893 and south wall plaque to L. Crook died 1822, with urn. Chancel has north wall plaque to H. Barret died 1627 and east wall plaque to A. Jacob died 1653. two lancets have stained glass of 1869. (N. Pevsner, Wiltshire, 1975 541)

Listing NGR: ST9466474288