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St Nicholas

Twywell

Northamptonshire

C12 to C14 and C19

Architectural Features

North elevation of chancel has one central single-light C12 window and one square-head low side window to right

Centre gable porch has roll moulded and chamfered outer arch and C12 inner doorway with one order of colonettes, stiff leaf capitals and zig-zag decoration around the arch

North elevation of nave of 2-window range at lower level with 2-light window with Y-tracery to left is set in blocked C12 arch and C12 single-light window to right

Central north door has C12 tympanum with diapering

Single-light C12 west window in lower stage

Fragment of C14 tracery in south face of second stage and C12 two-light bell chamber openings to each face of upper stage

That to south has C14 tracery in place of the tympanum

C14 quatrefoil frieze with corbel table below and castellated parapet above, with short corner pinnacles

Gargoyles at mid point of each facet Interior: south nave arcade of 3 bays

C12 semi-circular arch to east is single stepped with stiff leaf capitals to respond

2 outer arches are C13 also semi-circular, double chamfered with octagonal pier

C13 double chamfered chancel arch with octagonal responds and C12 semi-circular tower arch with plain responds

Wide C14 double chamfered pointed arch

Monuments: various C19 tablets to north wall of chancel

Stained glass: early C20 stained glass to all lower windows of nave and aisle and chancel east window

2 south aisle windows are probably by Kempe, that to right has fragment of earlier glass in the tracery

C12 octagonal font with Jacobean cover

Hatchment above tower arch. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.435).

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