Nominal: 985.5 Hz Weight: 673 lbs Diameter: 32.5" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by William Evans 1741
Dove Bell ID: 1142 Tower ID: 10888 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Brushford: St Nicholas
Diocese of Bath & Wells
Church, 601455
https://www.dulvertonbenefice.org.uk/contact-usOverview
Grid reference: SS 919 257
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 211 m²
Building Fabric and Features
Church
15th Century Built in the perpendicular style
Historical Notes
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 2
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 1
Nave windowed
1724 - 1725
Period Qualifier: 1
Porch and south wall rebuilt - according to plaque - by Rob Brewer, mason
1887 - 1887
Period Qualifier: 1
Tower mostly rebuilt
1889 - 1889
Period Qualifier: 1
Church reseated, tower arch opened and ringing loft fixed
1890 - 1890
Period Qualifier: 1
Porch restored, 2 new windows in north side of nave; others reglazed and font restored, architect C H Samson
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel panelled and new gallery with organ added and ceiling inserted in tower
1931 - 1931
Period Qualifier: 1
Herbert memorial chapel completed to 1926 designs by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Tower (component)
19th Century Red sandstone tower. Crenellated and diagonally, renewed merlons, trefoil headed single light louvred bell openings, square headed lancet below, string course, 3-light west window, west door
Historical Notes
1887 - 1887
Period Qualifier: 1
Tower top mostly rebuilt, west doorway and window restored
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 1
New gallery with organ added and ceiling inserted in tower
1400 - 1450
Period Qualifier: 2
Tower base early C15th
1746 - 1746
Period Qualifier: 1
Canon Clarke - top of the tower rebuilt in the time of the Rev: John Norris who died in 1746.
1889 - 1889
Period Qualifier: 1
Ringing loft fixed
Porch
18th Century Porch built 1725 and restored 1890
Historical Notes
1725 - 1725
Period Qualifier: 2
Slate stone inscribed "This wall and porch was newley built in 1725"
1890 - 1890
Period Qualifier: 1
Porch restored
Chancel
15th Century Chancel with memorial chapel set into hillside, chapel linked to chancel by tomb beneath canopy, entrance now via west door,
Historical Notes
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 2
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel panelled at the cost of Lady Victoria Herbert
Organ Loft
Victorian/Pre WWI 1907 new gallery with organ added and ceiling inserted in tower
Historical Notes
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 2
1887 - 1887
Period Qualifier: 1
Gallery removed
Chapel (monument)
Modern 1931 Herbert memorial chapel completed to 1926 designs by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Cross window on the East side and decoration of plain raised squares and circles and brown glass. Chest tomb with effigy of A N H Molyneux Herbert of Pixton Park died 1923, by Cecil de Banquiere Howard of Paris under wooden canopy designed by Lutyens. The chancel side of the canopy, above the coved cornice, has 6 panels with painted coats of arms, cresting on chapel front. A regimental sword in a billeted frame hangs on the west wall above the effigy.
Historical Notes
1931 - 1931
Period Qualifier: 2
Nave
15th Century North and South walls of the nave are yellow-washed. 2-bay nave
Historical Notes
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 2
1724 - 1724
Period Qualifier: 1
South wall rebuilt
1890 - 1890
Period Qualifier: 1
2 new windows in north side of nave; others reglazed and font restored, architect C H Samson
Arch
19th Century 1889 tower arch opened
Historical Notes
1889 - 1889
Period Qualifier: 1
Buttress
19th Century Diagonally buttressed tower
Historical Notes
1887 - 1887
Period Qualifier: 2
Roof
Plastered barrel vault roofs to nave and chancel, latter with only axial ribs and bosses, nave with only roof ridge rib and bosses, open ribbed roof to chapel, moulded compartment ceiling to tower
Building Materials
Sandstone
Red sandstone tower
Ham Hill Stone
Modern Ham hill stone dressings to memorial chapel
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Organ (component)
Victorian/Pre WW1 1907 new gallery with organ added and ceiling inserted in tower
Historical Notes
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 2
Panelling
Victorian/Pre WW1 1907 chancel panelled at the cost of Lady Victoria Herbert.
Historical Notes
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 2
Window
16th century South windows early C16th
Historical Notes
1500 - 1550
Period Qualifier: 2
Bench (seat)
19th Century Church reseated 1887
Historical Notes
1887 - 1887
Period Qualifier: 2
Font (component)
12th Century The font is 12th-century, square, arcaded and made of Purbeck marble 1890 font restored and put on a new stem, architect C H Samson
Historical Notes
1890 - 1890
Period Qualifier: 1
Stem and restoration
1100 - 1199
Period Qualifier: 2
Window
19th Century 1890 - two new windows made in the nave by C H Samson
Historical Notes
1890 - 1890
Period Qualifier: 2
Effigy
Modern North of the chancel is the effigy of Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert, of Pixton & Teversal, d. 1923 – by Cecil de Banquiere Howard, Paris
Historical Notes
1923 - 1923
Period Qualifier: 2
Window
Modern Cross shaped windows and brown glass in the Herbert memorial chapel built by Lutyens - 1926
Historical Notes
1926 - 1926
Period Qualifier: 2
Table
17th Century Early C17th Jacobean table in the memorial chapel
Historical Notes
1600 - 1650
Period Qualifier: 2
Screen
15th Century Five bay fan vaulted screen c1470 (without tracery)
Historical Notes
1470 - 1470
Period Qualifier: 2
Pulpit
15th Century Pulpit - projecting from screen, made of panels.
Stained Glass (window)
19th Century North of the nave, window to child of Luard family, died 1891 said to be by Morris and Co
Historical Notes
1891 - 1891
Period Qualifier: 2
Stained Glass (window)
Victorian/Pre WW1 Other stained glass by Powell of Whitefriars.
Stained Glass (window)
16th century South sanctuary window, foreign glass – French, early C16th, of the Virgin & Child and a Flemish panel of St. George.
Historical Notes
1500 - 1550
Period Qualifier: 2
Commemorative Object
18th Century Tablet in tower to Robert Norris, rector died 1708
Historical Notes
1708 - 1708
Period Qualifier: 2
Plaque (object)
18th Century Slate stone inscribed "This wall and porch was newley built in 1725"
Historical Notes
1725 - 1725
Period Qualifier: 2
Commemorative Object
18th Century Porch tablet to John Goodwing, died 1774
Historical Notes
1774 - 1774
Period Qualifier: 2
Sundial
19th Century Sundial dated 1855 in porch
Historical Notes
1885 - 1885
Period Qualifier: 2
Chest
Medieval Porch contains medieval poor chest
Bench (seat)
16th century C16th bench ends in chapel
Bells
Nominal: 1657 Hz Weight: 399 lbs Diameter: 24" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1951
Dove Bell ID: 13630 Tower ID: 10888 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1476 Hz Weight: 407 lbs Diameter: 25.88" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by William Evans 1741
Dove Bell ID: 13631 Tower ID: 10888 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1316 Hz Weight: 438 lbs Diameter: 26.88" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by William Evans 1741
Dove Bell ID: 13632 Tower ID: 10888 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1242 Hz Weight: 474 lbs Diameter: 28" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by William Evans 1741
Dove Bell ID: 13633 Tower ID: 10888 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1106.5 Hz Weight: 542 lbs Diameter: 29.75" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by William Evans 1741
Dove Bell ID: 13634 Tower ID: 10888 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SS 919 257
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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