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Latitude: 50.8408 / 50°50'26"N
Longitude: -0.2856 / 0°17'8"W
OS Eastings: 520803
OS Northings: 105986
OS Grid: TQ208059
Mapcode National: GBR HMF.6LQ
Mapcode Global: FRA B69W.6JH
Plus Code: 9C2XRPR7+8P
Entry Name: Church of St Nicolas
Listing Date: 8 May 1950
Last Amended: 23 June 1986
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1027872
English Heritage Legacy ID: 297315
ID on this website: 101027872
Location: St Nicolas' Church, Old Shoreham, Adur, West Sussex, BN43
County: West Sussex
District: Adur
Electoral Ward/Division: St Nicolas
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Shoreham-by-Sea
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex
Church of England Parish: Old Shoreham St Nicolas
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
Tagged with: Church building Norman architecture
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/01/2013
TQ 20 NW
3/46
8.5.50
SHOREHAM-BY-SEA
ST NICOLAS LANE (north side)
OLD SHOREHAM
Church of St Nicholas
I
Church. Circa 900, c.1140, C14. Restored 1839-40 by J M Neale with J C Buckler
the chancel. Nave, crossing tower, transeptal chapels and chancel. Flint with stone
dressings, Horsham slab roofs. West part of north wall of nave c.900 with tall
blocked doorway on north side, perhaps as part of tower nave. Nave otherwise c.1140
as are the central towers and transeptal chapels. Blocked doorway in south side of
nave, c.1140. Three bays, with windows renewed; only one window to north. Transept
ends with jagged windows replacing lancets copied from Climping. Tower has bell stage
made up of three arches, the central open with twin sub-arches, all in a rectangular
panel. Oeils-de-boeuf above, topped by pyramidally-hipped roof. Chancel: 2 bays with
east window of c.1330, with reticulated tracery. Similar window in vestry. Interior:
Tower arches. Responds with three demi-arches, the middle one thicker. Scalloped
capitals and arches of a plain soffit and 2 rolls, left and right, and broad labels
with zig-zag and billet decoration. Faces on south transept-arch. Tie-beam at east
end of nave, possibly circa 1140, with billet ornament. Tie-beam in chancel, c.1300,
ornamented with dog tooth. Screen, also c.1300, with trefoiled heads to narrow
lights.
Listing NGR: TQ2080605989
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