Parish Church of St Nicholas
PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1115180
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1115180
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Radstock
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 68865 54638
Details
1. 5120 THE STREET (west side) Radstock Parish Church of St Nicholas ST 6854 5/29 19.5.50 II 2. C15 west tower and late mediaeval south wall and porch (possibly early C15). Rest rebuilt 1879 in Geometric style, architect William Willcox of Bath. Five bay nave with north aisle, 3 bay chancel with vestry to north. Coursed limestone rubble with weathered buttresses. Slate roof with polychromatic bands. The west tower is of 3 low stages, upper, crenellated, stage possibly a later addition; outer diagonal buttresses; angled stair turret to north; cornice and corner gargoyles; stepped and moulded plinth; west door replaced by window; Decorated style 2 light cusped belfry windows. South nave windows: 3 square headed Perpendicular style replacing original windows and 2 poor geometric type (see also on north side). South porch has C19 gable but retains late C15 doorway with canopied niche over (wild-man corbel), barrel vault inside with quatrefoils and bosses with animals and faces. Vestry has intricate rose window and angled chimney. Interior: south wall retains mediaeval features, eg rood loft stair (narrow opening) and cusped piscina. Lop-sided Norman font, a cylinder with cable-moulding. Highly ornamental pulpit of 1888, octagonal on column with mosaics, marble and a statue of St. Nicholas. Heavily carved oak parclose screen in Perpendicular style to chancel arch. Stone carved 5 bay reredos of circa 1874. Good Gothick organ in archway to north of chancel. Important fragments at west end: Roman inscription and an early C15 rood with Virgin on reverse and churchyard cross-shaft. Graveyard entered from north-east by 2 gate piers with blind tracery panels. Two lightly carved early C19 head stones to right of porch (one on wall). Two chest tombs, the one nearest the church mid-C18 with carved piers; the other, close to south porch, to William Lansdown, (died 1793) with oval inscription panel, angel busts and cabriole corner piers.
Listing NGR: ST6886554638
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 31982
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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