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St Nicholas

St Nicholas

North Barrow

Somerset

C14 origins, major restoration by H Perry of Blandford in 1860, Local grey lias stone cut and squared, Doulting stone dressings

Architectural Features

plain clay tiles with bands of scallop tiles between coped gables with finials.

C14 style tracery to 3-light east window, with arched head-stops

Tower of 3 stages, some C14 and Cl5 work: plinth, string courses, the uppermost with gargoyles, and battlemented parapet screening pitched clay tile roof to stair exit, being within tower proper, no separate turrets: moulded almost semi-circular arched west doorway with early door

above a 2-light C14 traceried window: stages 1 and 2 otherwise plain except for single cusped lancet without label to south face stage 2 to all faces stage 3 small 2-light C14/C15 traceried windows without labels, having pierced timber baffle boards - each window has chamfered timber central mullion, but stone tracery over.

Chancel has braced king-post roof truss and exposed rafters, a C14 piscina, a C20 large-size quarry tiled floor, and a later C14 wide chancel arch.

Fittings include C17 altar table,

fine hexigonal tulip-bowl font with ribs to angles, on single chamfered square plinth and base, possibly C13

First recorded incumbent 1312.