St Nicholas, Warwick
St Nicholas, Warwick
St Nicholas is a Grade I parish church on Church Street, Warwick, opposite the castle gate, in the Diocese of Coventry. Historic England calls it an important feature of the old town approached from Castle Bridge.
- Location
- Warwick, Warwickshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Warwickshire
- City / town
- Warwick
- Address
- Church Street, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 4JD
- Postcode
- CV34 4JD
- Built
- Steeple 1748; body 1779-80; chancel 1869-70, on a medieval site
- Architect
- Thomas Johnson of Warwick (1779-80); steeple perhaps Job Collins; chancel by John Gibson
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Nicholas
- Diocese
- Coventry
- Parish
- St Nicholas Warwick
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Georgian Gothic; Decorated chancel
- Grid reference
- SP 286 649
- Opening hours
- Open 10am to 4pm daily.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church
Overview
The listing records a church rebuilt in the eighteenth century on the site of a medieval building. The west steeple with porch was rebuilt in 1748, perhaps by Job Collins, and probably altered when Thomas Johnson of Warwick rebuilt the body in 1779-80 in a mixed Perpendicular and Flamboyant style. The nave has wide high aisles forming a nearly square rectangle. John Gibson added a Decorated-style chancel in 1869-70.
Historic England's visitor note describes a Georgian Gothic church of 1785 by Johnson replacing a medieval church with Saxon origins, its history linked to Warwick Castle. Interior features in the listing include two carved wall monuments of 1656 in the porch, a west gallery, a brass of 1424 and a carved monument of 1734 with putti and cherubim. The church is open daily from 10am to 4pm and has accessible toilets.