Building record 2020/3/1 - St. Nicholas' Church

Church built circa 1807 and remodelled in 1903. The church contains monuments from an earlier church in Overstone Park which has been demolished. Built of limestone ashlar with a slate roof. The church consists of a nave, chancel, south aisle, south chapel, north vestry and west tower.

{1} Church. C.1807, remodelled 1903. Limestone ashlar with slate roof. Nave, chancel, south aisle, south chapel, north vestry and west tower. Chancel east window of 3 lights with 4 centred arch head. South aisle c.1903 of 3-window range of 3-light square headed windows, 2-light west window. Lean-to roof with ashlar gable parapets. South chapel, also c.1903: south window 3-lights with pointed head and tracery; east window of 3-lights with square head. Nave, north elevation; one 3-light window with 4-centred arch head. Pitched roof with ashlar cornices and ashlar gable parapets with finial. Octagonal ashlar lateral stack. North vestry c.1903 has 2-light north window with pointed head and west door also with pointed head. Gabled roof with ashlar parapets. North porch at base of west tower has ashlar gable parapets and finial. West tower of 3 stages with flat string course between 2-light west windows at ground floor and similar windows to 3 faces of second stage. 2-light square-headed bell-chamber openings to each face of third stage. Castellated parapet with corner pinnacles. Polygonal stair turret in corner. Interior: Double chamfered chancel arch, 3 bay south arcade of triple chamfered arches on circular piers. Double chamfered tower arch and similar arches to south chapel (now vestry). Stained glass: East window has C16 French glass reset, north window of nave has early C20 armorial glass commemorating Lord Overstone's family. Monuments: North wall of chancel. Early C18 tablet to Stafford family with fluted pilasters with open pediment and puttii above. South wall of chancel has similar smaller tablet. Both reset from earlier church in Overstone Park now demolished. Oval tablet in tower to Elizabeth Ives died 1792. Brass tablet under inscribed to John Kipling 1831. Various other C19 tablets. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.368).

{7} Kipling rebuilt church and rectory outside park

{9} Kipling erected church in park 1807 - old church taken down 1803.

{12} Undated photo.

{15} The continental medieval glass in the east window was arranged by the Birmingham glass-painter Francis Eginton (1737-1805) according to Baker; the present composition dates from the early C20 restoration of the church. The dating suggests that the panels were obtained via John Christopher Hampp of Norwich, although none can be identified in his account books and sales catalogues. The panels are from Germany and France.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/187 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G02 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.188-89 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<4> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.368 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<5> The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Series). SNN10247.

<6> Glynne S., 1859, Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne, (unchecked) (Manuscript). SNN39492.

<7> Allison K.J.; Beresford M.W.; Hurst J.G. et al, 1966, The Deserted Villages of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Report). SNN39628.

<8> DRAWINGS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN56623.

<9> Baker G., 1830, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.663-64 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77327.

<10> Edis, J., 2018, Statement of Heritage Significance: Overstone Hall and Park, Northamptonshire, March 2018 (Report). SNN111568.

<11> Edis, J., 2018, Heritage Impact Assessment: Overstone Hall, Northamptonshire, March 2018 (Report). SNN111569.

<12> Photographs of buildings in Overstone (Photographs). SNN113509.

<13> Historic England, Undated, St Nicholas' Church, Overstone, BF044023 (Archive). SNN114324.

<14> Richmond H., 1988, Survey of Northamptonshire Parish Churches (Unpublished Report). SNN1195.

<15> Marks R., 1998, Stained Glass Of Northamptonshire, p. 162-3 (Book). SNN101533.

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Dec 13 2024 2:58PM