St Nicholas Church -Glatton - Cambridgeshire - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The church of St. Nicholas consists of a chancel, north vestry, nave, north transept, north aisle, south aisle and west tower. The walls of the tower are faced with ashlar; those of the chancel are faced with coursed hammer-dressed stone, and the rest are of rubble with stone dressings. The roofs are covered with lead.

The church is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, but nothing remains of this early church. A few 12th century stones, particularly one capital of the nave arcade, indicate an aisled church of that century. In the 4th decade of the 13th century, the nave arcades wewre rebuilt and, somewhat later, the north transept was added. The aisle walls were, apparently, not rebuilt at this period but it is probable that the church had a tower of either 12th or 13th century date.

In about 1330, the south aisle was rebuilt, widened and extended to the western face of the tower, a wide arch being thrown across the line of the old west wall of the aisles. Towards the end of the 15th century, a considerable reconstruction was begun. the chancel was rebuilt and probably widened and lengthened, and the clearstory and rood-stairs added. A little later the west tower was rebuilt, and the north aisle rebuilt and widened and carried to the western face of the tower. Finally, in the early years of the 16th century, the vestry was added.
The roof of the nave was renewed in 1615 and those of the transepts and aisles were also renewed in 1701. The eastern half of the chancel was rebuilt in 1839-40, and the rest of the chancel largely rebuilt in 1857. The remainder of the church was restored in 1869, and the nave roof was again restored in 1933.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1160 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Street address of Church: St Nicholas Glatton, Camb's United KIngdom Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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