Church of St Nicholas, Corfe
| Church of St Nicholas | |
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| Location | Corfe, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°58′17″N 3°05′40″W / 50.9715°N 3.0945°W |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Nicholas |
| Designated | 25 February 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1060345 |
  Location of Church of St Nicholas in Somerset | |
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]
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1060345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "St Nicholas, Corfe". Blackdoan Benefice. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Corfe St. Nicholas". Dawson Heriytage. Retrieved 16 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cheshire, Jim (2004). Stained Glass and the Victorian Gothic Revival. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719063466.
- ^ "St Nicholas, Corfe". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1060345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "St Nicholas, Corfe, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College, London. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.