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Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas

St Nicholas-at-Wade

Kent

C12, enlarged c.1200, remodelled early C14

Architectural Features

C15, restored 1876 by Ewan Christian.

Two light C14 window south tower wall, with cinquefoiled heads and cusped ogee head.

The tower, by same hand as Herne Church Restored C14 porch with rib and stud door in hollow chamfered and wave moulded door surround.

C15 2 light windows.

Chancel and chapels with separate gabled roofs, originally with lancet windows, 1 survives in south chapel, and jambs of 3 light east window, replaced by C14

C15 fenestration, 5 light East window with intersecting tracery, mouchettes, arched transoms and hood mould.

Nave with C14 north arcade of 5 double chamfered arches on octagonal piers with moulded bases and capitals.

Four bay south arcade, the western arch a cramped version of north arcade, the other 3 bays of c.1200, round arched piers and eastern responds.

The other two capitals with carved heads (Green Man motif).

Early C13 chancel arch with beaded roll moulded arch on square responds with nook shaft and square abaci included bell capitals of shafts.

Lean-to aisles, with C14 chamfered arch to south chapel,

C12 arch to north chapel.

Chancel with 2 bay north arcade c.1200 with round pier with scalloped capital, and unmoulded pointed arches, and single contemporary arch to south chapel on simple imposts with embattled wall plate, tie beams and strutted collar beams.

Altar made from table c.1600 with bulbous cup and covet legs.Pulpit on stem,enriched 2 tier panels, the upper arcaded.

Central cartouche with date and initials: 1615 IS:EE Chandelier with feathered plaster ceiling rose, crown and mitre attached to chain.

It hangs from a feathered plaster ceiling rose, with a crown and mitre attached to the chain.  It is inscribed "The gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Hannis 1757 - Wm. Gyler fecit".

Brass chandelier of 2 tiers of 8 branches over 10.

It hangs from a feathered plaster ceiling rose, with a crown and mitre attached to the chain. It is inscribed "The gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Hannis 1757 - Wm. Gyler fecit".

© pam fray

Glass: east window, 1912, T.F. Curtis (of Ward and Hughes).

Brasses: in north chapel.

Figures of Valontyne, his wives Joane and Agnes, a second husband of 1 of them, and several children.

19in. main figures.

Partly palimpsestof C14 brass of Knight.

Monuments: Margaret Willoughby d.1627 (north chapel), black and white marble wall tablet with protruding bosses and cornice.

White and yellow marble wall monument, with crossed palms (?) on bracketed, base scrolled plaque with scrolled pedimented crest with putto bearing portrait medallion.

Napleton family Brown and white marble wall monument, with obelisk-shaped background, enriched bracketed base with cartouche, and scrolled plaque, scrolled pediment and gadrooned urn.

Both these last monuments by the same hand and of very high quality.

Several other early C19 wall monuments, notably by Longley of Canterbury, some of quality.