Church of St Nicholas, Corfe

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Corfe, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Church of St Nicholas
LocationCorfe, Somerset, England
Coordinates50.9715°N 3.0945°W / 50.9715; -3.0945
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Nicholas
Designated25 February 1955
Reference no.1060345
Location of Church of St Nicholas in Somerset

History

The Church of St Nicholas is a 1842 rebuilding, by Benjamin Ferrey of a Norman church on the same site.[1] The chancel arch and nave arcade are neo-Romanesque and, along with two corbels, have survived from the design of the original building.[2]

The south aisle was added and tower rebuilt in 1858 by Charles Edmund Giles.[3] Stained glass by James Powell and Sons was installed in the 1850s.[4]

In 1969 the chancel was further restored.[1]

The parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[5]

Architecture

The church is built of Blue Lias with stone dressing and a slate roof. It has a four-bay nave, a south aisle and a chancel. The three-stage tower has a pyramidal roof.[1]

Inside the church the Norman white stone font survives.[6][7]

The churchyard includes an unidentified chest tomb from around 1860,[8] and one for the Brown family from the late 18th century.[9]

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1060345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. "St Nicholas, Corfe". Blackdoan Benefice. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "Corfe St. Nicholas". Dawson Heriytage. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. Cheshire, Jim (2004). Stained Glass and the Victorian Gothic Revival. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719063466.
  5. "St Nicholas, Corfe". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1060345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  7. "St Nicholas, Corfe, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College, London. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. Historic England. "Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard about 3 north of tower, Church of St Nicholas (1344571)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. Historic England. "Brown family chest tomb in churchvard, about 14 a south of south aisle, Church of St Nicholas (1307718)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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