Parish Church of St Nicholas
PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1172107
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1172107
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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 building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chaldon Herring
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 79007 83111
Details
SY 7883, SY 7983 13/76 CHALDON HERRING EAST CHALDON 20.11.59 Parish Church of St Nicholas
II
Parish Church. C14 origin, partly rebuilt and enlarged in C19. Stone walls - roofs part tiled, part stone slated. Gabled roofs with parapets. Nave, south aisle of three bays, chancel with organ chamber on south, west tower, north porch. Nave, porch and tower C14, chancel, aisle and organ chamber C19. Tower of two stages, the lower stage with angle buttresses. Small slit windows in north and south walls of lower stage - that in south wall built up. Two-light late C14 window in west wall. Upper stage - (belfry) has C14 2-light windows. Parapet with battlements. North porch has moulded C14 arch to doorway. North wall of nave has square-headed C14 windows of two and three lights - part renewed in C19. Chancel, rebuilt in C19 has re-used C14 traceried 3-light window in east wall, and 2-light windows in north and south walls. Internally, all roofs C19, of pine. C12 font, of plain cylindrical form. Several C18 monuments in base of tower. Other internal fittings all C19. Churchyard contains several C18 headstones and one table tomb with ornamental iron railings RCHM Monument 1.
Listing NGR: SY7900783111
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 108534
- 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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