OLD CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II*
List Entry Number: 1129743
Date first listed: 19-May-1983
Statutory Address: OLD CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS, UPHILL WAY
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Location
Statutory Address: OLD CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS, UPHILL WAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish: Weston-Super-Mare
National Grid Reference: ST 31615 58373
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
UPHILL WAY
1.
5121
Old Church of
Saint Nicholas
ST 3058-3158 12/68
II*
2.
Norman church remodelled in later Middle Ages; consists of nave, chancel, and
central tower. Limestone rubble, stone slab roof over chancel. Nave (unroofed):
2 Norman doorways with carving in tympani: ("Circle intersected by 4 lobed motif
drawn in one line" - Pevsner). Porch rebuilt 1904. Central tower: 3 stages, clasping
buttresses, Norman window on S side, parapet of pierced quatrefoils in lozenges, is
mostly modern replacement of Perpendicular work. Stair turret with spirelet to NE.
Chancel: 2 Norman windows on N side and blocked 2 centre arched doorway on S side.
Interior: 2 Perpendicular tower arches. High landscape value, overlooking village
and Axe estuary.
Listing NGR: ST3161558373
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 33251
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol, (1958)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing