St Nicholas

nave, circa 1130 ground stage of west tower the upper part later the same century.

Chancel arch rebuilt C15.

Late C15 west porch with room over C16 south porch.

South wall 2 eastern restored lancet windows, western C15 window of 2 cinquefoiled lights, vertical tracery, under a moulded square head and label.

Nave, north wall, eastern window restored C14 of 2 trefoiled lights, 2-centred arch and label, central wide window, 2-centred arch, with inserted C18 2-light wooden frame.

To the west, high up, is a blocked circa 1100 round headed window and far west, below the eaves a C18 3-light window with transom.

The C14 blocked 2-centred arch north doorway is to east of the circa 1100 window.

Partly restored C14 western window of 2 pointed lights, under a 2-centred head and label.

Mid C13 south doorway, jambs and 2 centred arch of 2 chamfered orders, moulded imposts, moulded label with defaced headstops.

C15 door of 5 nailed boards with centre and edge fillets, strap hinges.

West tower of 3 stages, (approx. 13 1/2 feet square), the first stage circa 1130-1140 with pilaster buttresses to angles, the 2 later C12 upper stages without buttresses.

Clock faces below the south and west windows, there is said to be a blocked C12 window in this wall, scarcely visible externally.

The north wall also has a blocked C12 window with a later smaller round headed window set in,

to the ground floor a C15 window of 2 cinquefoiled lights under a square head and moulded label.

The tower interior, not accessible at time of re-survey, said to contain other C12 windows

C15 west doorway with moulded jambs and 2-centred arch in a square head with moulded label, spandrels with quatrefoiled circles enclosing foliage.

Said to be a medieval Stoup to left of stair turret doorway and well preserved timbers in the priests chamber.

Of 3 bays, moulded tie beams, tall thin 4 armed octagonal crown posts C19 octagonal font, cross to west panel. ?C16 chest with barrel lid and strap hinges.

TQ9487 : St Nicholas, Great Wakering - Font

© John Salmon

Chancel arch, C15, 2-centred of 2 chamfered orders, the inner resting on attached semi-octagonal shafts with moulded capitals

bases, responds except the capitals C13, possibly reset.

Nave:- C14/C15 7 cant roof of 3 bays, that to east boarded.

Moulded wall plates, moulded wall posts rest on stone carved face corbels, of 2 angels with wings and a man and woman.

C19 stone octagonal pulpit, acanthus moulding to rim, floral diapering, moulded soffit, octagonal stem, moulded base, stone steps.

North west wall monument to Elizabeth Peart 1832.

Traces of ?C17/C18 painted inscription "Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden" to east of north doorway.

The Norman Font came from Horndon, Essex, Church during the 1970's.