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St Nicholas

St Nicholas

Clandown

Somerset

C15 west tower and late mediaeval south wall and porch (possibly early C15).

Architectural Features

cornice and corner gargoyles

South nave windows: 3 square headed Perpendicular style replacing original windows and 2 poor geometric type South porch has C19 gable but retains late C15 doorway with canopied niche over (wild-man corbel), barrel vault inside with quatrefoils and bosses with animals and faces.

Interior: south wall retains mediaeval features, eg rood loft stair (narrow opening) and cusped piscina.

Lop-sided Norman font, a cylinder with cable-moulding.

Highly ornamental pulpit of 1888, octagonal on column with mosaics, marble and a statue of St. Nicholas.

Heavily carved oak parclose screen in Perpendicular style to chancel arch.

Stone carved 5 bay reredos of circa 1874.

Important fragments at west end: Roman inscription and an early C15 rood with Virgin on reverse and churchyard cross-shaft.

Two lightly carved early C19 head stones to right of porch (one on wall).

Two chest tombs, the one nearest the church mid-C18 with carved piers

the other, close to south porch, to William Lansdown, with oval inscription panel, angel busts and cabriole corner piers.