Church Of St Nicholas is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1955. A Medieval Church.
Church Of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- steep-oriel-honey
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Nicholas is a parish church that dates back to the 12th century, featuring a nave from this period and a chancel from the 13th century. The building is constructed of flint, with the nave roughcast and an asphalt roof, while the chancel is rendered and has an old tile roof. It is a small structure that includes a nave, a west bell turret, a late 19th-century south porch, and the chancel.
The nave is topped with shallow gabled parapets that have tiled coping, and it features a short square bell turret from the 18th to 19th century, which is shingled and capped with an old tile pyramid roof. There is a small original west window with a semi-circular arch, a 16th-century two-light window on the north side with a Tudor hoodmould, and a cusped two-light window on the south side that has a re-set carved head above it. To the left of the south porch is a semi-circular arched window with a 19th-century brick surround.
The church has Romanesque doorways on both the north and south sides, featuring semi-circular arches and diapered tympana. The north doorway is blocked, while the south doorway displays billet ornament on the lintel, restored carved imposts, and a gabled timber porch. The chancel includes a rectangular chamfered light, a two-light traceried window, and a blocked doorway on the south side, along with triple lancets on the east side.
Inside, the nave contains a late 18th to early 19th-century west gallery with wood-grained turned balusters. The nave roof is dated 1777 on a beam, and there is a wide semi-circular chancel arch with later carved imposts. The inner arches of the east window are moulded on shafts. Notable fittings include a 14th to 15th-century pulpit with wooden ogee panels, crockets, and finials; a tub font that may date to the 12th century; and a late 17th to 18th-century altar table with columnar legs.
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