St Nicholas' Church, Codsall

St Nicholas' Church, Codsall

St Nicholas’ Church, Codsall
Coordinates: 52°38′5.11″N 2°11′57.96″W / 52.6347528°N 2.1994333°W / 52.6347528; -2.1994333
Location Codsall
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St. Nicholas
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Architect(s) Edward Banks
Groundbreaking 1846 (rebuild)
Completed 1848
Administration
Parish Codsall
Deanery Penkridge
Archdeaconry Lichfield
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield

St Nicholas’ Church, Codsall is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Codsall[2]

History

The doorway is Norman. The west tower dates from the 14th century. The rest was built between 1846 and 1848 by architect Edward Banks. It comprises a 5 bay nave with aisles, south porch, north vestry, and west tower.

Memorials

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Reginald Fisk of Wolverhampton and rebuilt by Hawkins in 1974. The organ is now in the care of Daniel Davies Organ Builders of Wellington, Shropshire. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

References

  1. "Church of St Nicholas, Codsall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710469 p.106
  3. "NPOR D04451". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
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