Church Of St Nicholas

ST 99 NW CHERINGTON CHERINGTON VILLAGE

4/52 6.9.54 Church of St. Nicholas

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Parish church. C12 foundation; chancel rebuilt in mid C13, other medieval alterations and two C19 restorations, 1816, and particularly 1881. Rubble stone, squared on tower, Cotswold stone slate roof except for nave lead roof. Chancel, nave with south transept and north porch, west tower. Tower battlemented and in 3 stages, stepping in slightly at each offset. Twin square-headed stone belfry louvres on top stage. West side has 3-light ogee window on bottom stage and single-light ogee on middle stage. Early English chancel with 3 lancets linked by string course to north, 2 to south and 2-light Decorated in corner with transept. Nave has 3-light ogee C19 windows flanking large gabled porch and small quatrefoil adjoining chancel to north side, 2 large Decorated windows also C19 on south side. Interior: Shallow nave roof repitched c1500 of 4-bays with chamfered tie-beams and Perpendicular arcading, supported on carved struts on stone corbels. Early Plate tracery in east window with small Norman piscina and C13 double piscina above. Low wide arch to south transept with vestiges of mural paintings in reveal of east window of transept. C18 communion rail. Many monuments of C17 and C18, particularly wall mounted in chancel. (David Verey, Buildings of England: Gloucestershire - The Cotswolds, 1979). - - -

Listing NGR: ST9026698550