Church of St Nicholas
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1301320
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1301320
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- 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:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Worcester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Warndon
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 88782 56887
Details
WARNDON CP WARNDON
SO 85 NE
2/613
Church of St Nicholas
14.3.69
GV
I
Parish church. C12, late C14 and C15. Rendered sandstone ashlar,
timber-framed tower with lath and plaster infill, tile roof. West tower, nave and
chancel in one, north porch.
Tower: C15 in three stages, west wall: window
at each level, louvred opening to belfry in gable, in the wall the first and
second stages have curved tension braces, gable has two queen struts to collar;
north and south walls close-studded. Nave and chancel: four bays, walls C12;
north wall: west bay has C15 timber-framed porch, door has semicircular head
with roll moulding, windows of two trefoil-headed lights under square heads;
south wall similar with corresponding entrance; east window: three lights with
Y-tracery under 2-centred head. INTERIOR: division between nave and chancel
marked by plastered truss; tower arch has a segmental head, upper part of jambs
moulded, evidently a former window. Fittings: early C17 altar rails, sanctuary
floored with late C15 Malvern School tiles; grained late C18 box pews; font:
moulded octagonal bowl of C14.
A church untouched by Victorian restoration.
Listing NGR: SO8803655905
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 147305
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Worcester, (1913)
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, (1968), 284
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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