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St Nicholas

Bishop's Sutton

Hampshire

C12, C13, C14, C18, C19

Architectural Features

Rubble flint with stone and some brick dressings, once rendered, old plain tile roof, weatherboarded bell turret

Nave C12, narrower Chancel late C13, with demolished C14 building to N, W bell turret C18 S porch, C19 N vestry opposite

Chancel rebuilt late C13 has E window of 3 stepped trefoiled lancets under enclosing arch, single trefoiled half way along side walls

On S wall W of lancet small C13 pointed doorway, and large window with C19 2-light perpendicular tracery

Norman S doorway in carved chalk rare example of beak-head ornament

W window C14 2-light uncusped and in gable similar lancet

Inside chancel moulded rear arch to E window, blocked C13 window in NE corner, C14 squint from demolished N chapel or vestry, in SE corner C13 trefoiled piscina recess with 3 drains

On either side of E window C14 painted dedication crosses but C19 plaster covered more paintings

On floor is C16 brass of knight and lady

C17 altar rails with vertically summetrical balusters

Monument 1776 to John Wight with Corinthian frame and cartouche

C17 arch braced roof

Chancel arch C12 rebuilt, pointed with 2 square orders and to W nook shafts with scalloped capitals without abaci

Near S door is C18 tall stone baluster font with moulded base

Floor tablet and monument 1709/10 to William Couper

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