Description

UPHILL WAY
1.
5121
Old Church of
Saint Nicholas
ST 3058-3158 12/68
II*
2.
Norman church remodelled in later Middle Ages; consists of nave, chancel, and
central tower. Limestone rubble, stone slab roof over chancel. Nave (unroofed):
2 Norman doorways with carving in tympani: ("Circle intersected by 4 lobed motif
drawn in one line" - Pevsner). Porch rebuilt 1904. Central tower: 3 stages, clasping
buttresses, Norman window on S side, parapet of pierced quatrefoils in lozenges, is
mostly modern replacement of Perpendicular work. Stair turret with spirelet to NE.
Chancel: 2 Norman windows on N side and blocked 2 centre arched doorway on S side.
Interior: 2 Perpendicular tower arches. High landscape value, overlooking village
and Axe estuary.

Listing NGR: ST3161558373

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Old Church of St Nicholas, Uphill at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q1532659

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5