Church of St Nicholas, Sabden
Description: Church of St Nicholas
Grade: II
Date Listed: 17 December 1968
English Heritage Building ID: 183528
OS Grid Reference: SD7813837654
OS Grid Coordinates: 378138, 437654
Latitude/Longitude: 53.8347, -2.3337
Location: Stubbins Lane, Sabden, Lancashire BB7 9EJ
Locality: Sabden
Local Authority: Ribble Valley
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Postcode: BB7 9EJ
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Listing Text
SABDEN
SD 73 NE
3/43 Church of St.Nicholas
17-12-1968
- II
Church, 1846, with chancel probably later. Squared sandstone with slate
roof. Norman style. Comprises a west tower, nave, and lower chancel with a
lean-to vestry against its north wall. Tower has west window with round
head and 2 round-headed lights with central shaft. Below the window is
blind arcading. On the east and west sides are tall blind openings with
round heads. On 3 sides are gablets with clock faces, above which rises
the bell stage which is octagonal, the 4 cardinal sides wider and with
slim round-headed openings. This is surmounted by a stone spire. The west
door has a round head. The nave and chancel windows are tall with splayed
reveals and round heads. The nave is of 4 bays separated by pilaster
strips treated as buttresses of slight projection, with a corbel table
under the eaves. The 2 west nave windows are similar. The chancel is of 4
bays, the windows having linked hoods. The east window is similar to the
west tower window. Inside, the nave is ceiled and has a west gallery, and
the round chancel arch and responds are of several square orders. The
chancel has an open timber roof.
Listing NGR: SD7813837654
Source: English Heritage
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