Description

SP 73 SE LITTLE HORWOOD CHURCH STREET
(east side)
1/60
Church of St. Nicholas
19.8.59

GV II*

Parish Church. Nave early C13, chancel and S. aisle originally C14,
C15 W. tower, C19 S. porch, all very much restored 1889. Coursed
rubble stone, tower of dressed stone with restored ashlar top stage.
Tiled roofs to nave and chancel, lead roof to aisle. W. tower of
3 stages has diagonal buttresses, battlemented parapet, 2-light
traceried openings to bell-chamber and over W. door, and door with
moulded 4-centred arch. N. wall of nave has buttresses, 2 C19
3-light traceried windows and blocked doorway with chamfered arch.
S. aisle has restored 3-light Decorated window to west, and 2
3-light cusped windows with flat heads to south, S. door has double
hollow chamfered arch and hood. Rendered porch. Chancel has C19
Decorated windows, 2 2-light to south, one 2-light and one single
light to north, and one 3-light to east., small S. door in hollow
chamfered arch and hood, restored. Interior: tower arch has double
hollow chamfer. Nave has S. arcade of 4 bays with double chamfered
arches, only slightly pointed except at W. end, on round piers
with simply moulded caps and bases. Similar chancel arch on semi-
octagonal responds with moulded caps. Nave and chancel roofs are
C19, S. aisle has C16 roof with moulded purlin and cambered tie
beams. Cusped piscina in chancel. N. wall of nave has wall paintings,
C15-C16 over C13. Early C17 pulpit. Brass tablet of Ten Commandments
1641, C19 and C20 glass, other fittings C19. Late C18-early C19
memorial tablets to Langston family.
RCHM II p 175 -6

Listing NGR: SP7904630845

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536027

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