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St Nicholas

Islip

Oxfordshire

Late C12 (and possibly C11), C14 and C15

Architectural Features

The porch, with arcaded side windows, is C19 but shelters the C14 south doorway which has continuous mouldings

The west gable wall of the aisle contains a small C11/C12 window

The fine ashlar 3-stage C15 tower, with diagonal buttresses and crenellated parapet has a 3-light 4-centre arched west window, with intersecting tracery and a wide casement moulding, above a Tudor-arched door with quatrefoils in the spandrels and a label mould

Interior: C14 chancel arch and 3-bay south arcade with octagonal piers and foliage corbels to responds

Late C12 Transitional north arcade has pointed chamfered arches, but has square scalloped and leaf-volute capitals on round piers, and the responds with engaged corner shafts

Tall C15 tower arch

Small C14 piscina in south aisle

Coupled-rafter nave roof is probably C13/C14

butt-purlin roof in south aisle, with straight windbraces and some stop-chamfers, may be C17

C19 polychrome glazed tiles in sanctuary

Fittings include a C15 font panelled with quatrefoils, a C17 communion table in the north aisle, and panelled and carved choir stalls which probably incorporate some work of 1680

C19 wooden reredos has carved wooden figures beneath elaborate canopies

Monuments include wall memorials to Henry Norrys (died 1637) with a brass in a marble surround, and to Edward Dewe (died 1656) and Luke Chapham (died 1676), both with side scrolls, broken pediments and cartouches of arms

Stained glass: east window 1861 by Warrington

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