All Saints & St Nicholas, (Icklesham)

Denomination:

Anglican.

Internet:

A Church Near You (Church of England site for this church).

Address:

Main Road, Icklesham, East Sussex.

Grid reference: 588040, 116450, View on: Google Maps, Open Street Map, Streetmap, National Library of Scotland Map, Magic Maps

Incumbents:

Church of England Clergy Database.

Rectors & Vicars of Icklesham from a board in the church

Registers:

Earliest Register: 1606.

Baptisms:

There are no baptisms in the OPC database.

IGI Batch: C148081 (1669 ~ 1812).

Burials:

There are no burials in the OPC database.

No burial IGI batches known.

Marriages:

There is 1 marriage in the OPC database.

IGI Batch: M148081 (1669 ~ 1812).

Monumental inscriptions:

There are no monumental inscriptions in the OPC database.

Images:

The old Roughwood Churches Album has images and notes about this church.

There are 21 images of this church in the OPC database.

Building information:

Built: Unknown or not given.

Current use: Worship.

Harrison's description (1911):

ST. NICHOLAS. Restored in 1847-52. This interesting church was originally Nor., but has been altered and enlarged at different periods. Nave, aisles, tower, and three small windows in S. aisle are Nor,; chancel, which deviates to N., has two chapels with beautiful arcades, Tr.-Nor.; S. chapel re-constructed late 13th c.; E. end of chancel, early 14th c.; W. window of nave is a restoration; five light E. window and span-roof of nave and aisles are modern reproductions; hexagonal W. porch is a modern addition.

Note: corbels of chancel arch; capitals of nave arcades (cf. Steyning); vaulting shafts of tower; aumbry; two finr Dec. piscinae; basin of Nor. pillar piscina in N. chapel. The tower, on N. of chancel; is built in three stages - the lowest is vaulted; belfry windows of double-lights; plain corbel table; flat buttresses.

There are some traces of mural paintings. Caen stone has been used in the earlier work of the church. Reg. 1598.

Documents:

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Publications:

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There are 3 articles about this church in the OPC Sussex Archeaological Collections Index.

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