Church of St Nicholas
Church of St Nicholas
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1170018
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1967
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Nicholas
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- Date:
- 2006-07-03
- Reference:
- IOE01/15196/26
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1170018
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1967
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Nicholas
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Nicholas
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Chelmsford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chignall
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 66787 11617
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
TL 61 SE
4/48
CHIGNAL
CHIGNAL SMEALEY
Church of St Nicholas
10.4.67.
II*
A small red brick church with blue brick diapering and a tiled roof. It was entirely built in the early C16 except the north aisle which was added in 1847, the west tower has an embattled parapet, diagonal buttresses and original brick windows, The brick detailing is good. There are good original brick windows on the south side of the nave and chancel.
The interior has an original brick arcade of octagonal piers and four centred arches. Fittings include a C16 brick octagonal rant and a C17 Pulpit. (RCHM 2).
Listing NGR: TL6678711617
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 112481
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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An Inventory of Essex Central and South West, (1921)
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