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St Nicholas

St Nicholas

Hardwicke

Gloucestershire

C15 south aisle

Architectural Features

Moulded C13 pointed arched south doorway with attached jamb columns having stiff-leaf capitals

South chapel has indications of alterations to fenestration: C19 restored moulded Tudor-arched priest's doorway with hood and plank door

to right 3-light square-headed late C14 window with ogee-headed lights.

east chancel window is C14 2-light with geometrical tracery, moved from Haresfield Church (Haresfield CP, q.v.) in 1840 restoration

small C13 2-light to north side of chancel and C19 2-light to parapet gabled east end of north chapel.

Early C14 tower of 3 stages with offset angle buttresses to lower stage and trefoil-headed lancets in 2 faces

C14 moulded crenellated parapet with moulded string course below having remains of 2 animal gargoyles in 2 faces.

C13 pointed chancel arch with hood mould

pointed early C14 tower arch.

Two C13 lancet piscinae in south chancel wall

C13 circular stone font in nave with clustered shafts to pedestal.

In south chapel 5 chest tombs to Trye family: 3 at east end are carved with coats of arms and variety of attached columns and pilasters

2 have marble tops inscribed to Anne Trye, died 1678 and William Trye, died 1681

another with moulded limestone top inscribed to John Trye the Elder, died 1597.

Two chest tombs against south chapel wall: 1 with fluted Ionic pilasters and 2 side inscription panels to Captayne Henry Trye (sic), died 1629 and WILLIAM TRYE, died 1609

Large, arched, open-sided memorial in south chancel wall is Jacobean with crudely carved entablature of different designs to north and south

said to be memorial to John Trye, died 1591.

Memorial on south chapel wall with arms surmounting scrolled pediment and moulded panel below, inscribed in latin to 'Jonannis Trye, obdormuit Ano Dm 1651.