St Nicholas, Snitterby
St Nicholas, Snitterby
St Nicholas is a Grade II Church of England parish church on Church Lane (listed as Moor Road), Snitterby, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Location
- Snitterby, Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Lincolnshire
- City / town
- Snitterby
- Address
- Church Lane, Snitterby, Lincolnshire, DN21 4TY
- Postcode
- DN21 4TY
- Built
- 1866; predecessor church of 1780; lower tower stages medieval masonry
- Architect
- James Fowler
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Nicholas
- Diocese
- Lincoln
- Parish
- Snitterby St Nicholas
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Coursed and rock-faced limestone rubble; stone slate roofs
- Grid reference
- SK 985 946
- Opening hours
- Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England dates the present church to 1866 by James Fowler of Louth. It comprises a three-stage west tower, nave, apsidal chancel, south porch and vestry, in coursed and rock-faced limestone rubble with stone slate roofs. The lower two stages of the tower appear to retain medieval masonry; the tower has a battlemented parapet, angle pinnacles and a south stair turret. A predecessor church of 1780, which had a clerestory with quatrefoil windows, was demolished before the Fowler rebuild.
The interior walls are red brick with ashlar and black-brick bands, and the chancel and other arches have polychrome brick voussoirs. Fittings are contemporary with the rebuild; Pevsner noted good fittings probably also by Fowler. The church is a festival church in the parish of Snitterby.