The companile and entrance facade of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas in Wilton, as seen from West Street to the north

Date:: 1868

Location:: St Mary and St Nicholas's Church, West Street, Wilton, Wiltshire

Reference:: OP06776

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The church was built by T H Wyatt and D Brandon in 1841-44 in the north Italian Romanesque style. The church was built for the Rt Hon Sir Sidney Herbert and for his mother the Countess of Pembroke. The Countess was of Russian descent, which explains the style of the church and the orientation; in Russia such a style of church architecture was fashionable, and churches were traditionally oriented on a north-south axis.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Wyatt, Thomas Henry

Architect: Brandon, David

Photographer: Wilson, George Washington

Keywords

Romanesque, Victorian Parish Church