Church of St Nicholas

Church of St Nicholas, Rectory Lane, Loughton

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1111220
Date first listed:: 29-May-1984
List Entry Name:: Church of St Nicholas
Statutory Address:: Church of St Nicholas, Rectory Lane, Loughton

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1111220
Date first listed:: 29-May-1984
List Entry Name:: Church of St Nicholas
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Nicholas, Rectory Lane, Loughton

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St Nicholas, Rectory Lane, Loughton

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County:: Essex
District:: Epping Forest (District Authority)
Parish:: Loughton
National Grid Reference:: TQ 43917 96457

Details

TQ 49 NW 1/40

LOUGHTON RECTORY LANE Church of St. Nicholas GV II Anglican church, 1877. Coursed rubble with stone dressings, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Chancel and nave in one rectangular plan aligned approximately north east- south west, with timber porch to north west and vestry with lean-to roof to south east. In north east wall one two-centred window with three trefoiled lights and quatrefoils over, diagonal buttresses, and foundation stone inscribed AM 1877.

In north west wall, north doorway with two-centred arch, one two-centred window with two trefoiled lights and quatrefoil over. In south east wall one similar smaller window north east of vestry. In south west wall one two-centred window with four trefoiled lights and two-centred tracery over, three buttresses, and bellcote.

The C18 boundary wall of Loughton Hall abuts each side of the south west end, aligned with it, showing that the church was sited at this orientation to adjust to the existing wall, with the south west end of the church inside the private grounds. An inscription at the north east end states that the church was erected by Anne Maitland. Some features are retained from the former church, east of the present building, as below.

Brasses: in chancel - (1) of (Abel Guilliams, 1637) with figures of man and wife kneeling at a desk, six sons and four daughters, inscription and shield lost; (2) of William Nodes, 1594, and Elizabeth (Wollsey) his wife, figure of man and eight sons with their names, figures of wife and daughters missing; (3) of (George Stonard, 1558) plate with figures of man in armour and wife, each in round-headed niches, inscription lost; (4) of John Stonnard, 1541, and Joan and Katheryn, his wives, with figures of man and two women.

Cupboard: in chancel - in north wall, with elaborately carved double doors of small size, flanked by columns and strapwork and surmounted by entablature; on panel below doors, painting of the Annunciation, late 16th century.

Glass: in north and south windows - two kneeling figures with coloured nimbi, early 16th century.

Listing NGR: TQ4391796457

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Legacy System number:: 118639
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.