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St Nicholas

St Nicholas

Husthwaite

North Yorkshire

C15 with C17 fittings and 1895 restoration.

Architectural Features

C12 stone reused in lower stages of tower which has plinth with chamfered off-set, diagonal buttresses with many offsets to west

C15 ground-floor west window of 3 cinque-foiled lights in chamfered 4-centred arch

string course below C15 belfry with on each side a 2-light cinque-foiled louvred flat-headed chamfered opening

Nave: C12

inside it, C12 round-arched south doorway of 3 orders, the outer 2 with chevron decoration, spiral capitals and shafts (one missing), and with outward-opening old door with old sneck and bolts

parapet with a C17 finial at each end

on north side, blocked C12 chamfered doorway with round arch, imposts and dripmould, also small Romanesque window.

C12 chancel has priest's doorway matching that of porch

with almost illegible inscription on lintel, recorded as "1683", flanked by flat-headed windows of 2 ogee-headed lights with trefoil cusping, and plain parapet

wide C12 round chancel arch with imposts, and to its left a squint-like opening

Wall monuments on north wall of chancel to Francis Goulton d. 1737 of Highthorne (qv) by Taylor of York, and to Robert Pearson MA, d. 1805, Archdeacon of Cleveland, Master of Coxwold Grammar School (qv Old Hall) and Minister of this parish, inscription on large white stone tablet in wooden frame

monument on north wall of nave to Robert Midgley d. 1761, for 53 years Master of Coxwold Grammar School and Minister of this parish, a black inscription tablet in a grey marble frame above moulded base with panelled dado

Fittings include C17 altar rail with tapering turned balusters and knob finials flanking central gate

choir stalls made up from C17 woodwork, possibly a screen

C17 pulpit with bolection frame to panels, tester with ogee cupola

with C13 lead coffin cross mounted on rear panel

C17 box pews with knob finials, partly made up from screens with arcaded frieze

octagonal font with thick stem and broached base, C17 cover with 4 ogee ribs and inscription "BAPTIZETVR VNVS QVISQVE VESTRVM NOMINE IESV CHRISTI.