Church of St Nicholas
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1345887
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1345887
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, COOMBE ROAD
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, COOMBE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dinnington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 40302 12766
Details
DINNINGTON CP COOMBE ROAD (East side) ST41SW 3/6 Church of St Nicholas
4.2.56
II
Anglican parish church. Established by 1207; mostly C15, restored in 1863. Ham stone ashlar; Welsh slate roof with stone slate base courses between stepped coped gables. Two-cell plan of 2-bay chancel and 3-bay nave, with south porch and north-east vestry, Chancel has cill course at east end, with corner and centre buttresses up that level; eaves course, cross finial to coping; east window C19, a 3-light Geometric tracery with arched label having uncut block stops; to south a 3-light window with semi-circular traceried head in deep hollowed flat-arched recess, possibly late C17, with narrow pointed-arched doorway to east, up 4 steps: on north side the leanto vestry, with angled corner buttresses, plinth and eaves course; 3-ogee-arched light window with flat head without label on north side, and chimney stack in south- west corner, Nave has chamfered plinth, eaves course; bay and angled corner buttresses to two-thirds height; on north side are 2-light C15 style traceried windows in hollowed pointed-arched recesses; similar windows to 2 east bays of south side, the east window having a scratch dial on jamb, with porch to west bay; west window 3-light to match, and over this a small C19 bell turret with base course, pair cusped through-arches with bells, and stepped pitched stone roof with wrought-iron cross and weathervane finaial. South porch has side corner buttresses; outer arch probably C15, with side shafts in hollows; inner arch plain wave-mould, C19 roof, Interior not accessible, but noted are stripped walls, C14 chancel arch, and triangular-headed arch into vestry. Nave basic structure may be C13, but much reshaped in C15. Fittings mostly C19, but font apparently C13, possibly recut. In the chancel a large memorial slab to Worthington Brice, died 1649, (VCH, Vol III, 1974).
Listing NGR: ST4030212766
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 264091
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1974)
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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