St. Martin's Church, Nibley

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Grade 2* Listed Building. North Nibley Anglican parish church. 15th C. Tower dated 1632. Alterations and restorations in 1836. Chancel by Pearson in 1859 with ashlar walls, marlstone banding and plain lancet windows. Further alterations by Pearson in 1873. Generally the church has ashlar and random rubble limestone walls; and coursed rubble marlstone walls. The building comprises of a nave with south aisle; west tower; north porch; chancel; and a north vestry with organ loft. The church has an ornate 'sanctus bellcote' - on the gable end of the nave; and mounted above the chancel arch. The 19th C parapet-gabled north porch incorporates a moulded pointed arch with attached column shafts. There are three large Perpendicular-traceried windows to the nave. The three-stage tower has diagonal offset buttresses; an octagonal corner stair turret with spirelet; crenellated parapets; and corner pinnacles. There is a pierced stone screen below and behind the clock. Nave re-roofed with standing seam metal sheeting in Late 20th C. A single storey stuccoed triangular lean-to storage lock-up, with stone slate roof, was added at the base of the tower in the Early 21st C. #church #nibley