CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHURCH HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1117400
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHURCH HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1117400
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHURCH HILL

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.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHURCH HILL

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District:: Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: St. Nicholas, Hurst
National Grid Reference:: SU 79486 72972

Details

SU 77SE, 5/13

ST NICHOLAS HURST, CHURCH HILL (north side), Church Of St. Nicholas

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Parish Church. Early C13, rebuilt externally C19 by W. Fellows Prynne. Mainly flint with stone dressings, tile roof. Consists of chancel, north and south chapels, nave, aisles, south porch and west tower. The tower of 1612, brick, has 3 stages moulded stone strings, battlemented parapet and central cupola with ogee roof and wrought iron weather vane. Chancel restored and refurbished 1903, roof original, restored, the beam above rood screen supports four panels of carved wood tracery Nave, restored 1876, has a 3 bay transitional north arcade, centre pier of 2 diameters, the lower and larger has a scalloped top, the upper a plain cap. Other piers have scalloped caps. Nave roof has collar purlin with arch braces and moulded crown posts. Roof to both aisles similar, restored. North aisle has 3 Early English lancet windows in rebuilt walling. South aisle mainly C19. Across the chancel opening and the aisles, a C17 carved screen including to lower part arms of James I. Pulpit also early C17 and adjoining is a wrought iron hour glass holder dated 1636. The font is late Decorated with panelled octagonal bowl, ogee tracery, small corner shafts each supporting an angel under angle on base of clustered shafts standing on 2 stone steps.

MONUMENTS North wall of Chancel:- An elaborate wall monument to Henry Barker of Hurst died 1651. South wall of Chancel:- A large marble oval panel to Robert Palmer died 1757. North wall of North Chapel:- A tall panelled plinth to Lady Margaret Savile died 1631, widow of Sir Henry Savile, Provost of Eton, founder of the Savilion professorships at Oxford. A brass to Alice died 1600, daughter of Richard Ward, wife of Thomas Harrison. Below a brass to Richard Kippax died 1625, one time examiner in the Starr Chamber. South wall of North Chapel:- Large wall monument to Sir Richard and Lady Harrison, 1683. The altar of the chapel is flanked by good C17 and Cl8 tablets and cartouches.Set in the floor are six C17 tombstones. At the west end of the north aisle is an altar tomb with black marble top to Richard Bigg of Haineshill died 1677.

Listing NGR: SU7948672976

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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.