St. Nicolas, Taplow, Buckinghamshire

Description

The original church of St. Nicolas stood near Taplow Court: it was destroyed in 1828 by the Earl of Orkney and the church was removed to its present site: that church was replaced in 1911-12 by the present structure which is a building of Kentish ragstone in the Decorated style and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, lady chapel and vestries and a western tower with a spire: the roof is oak and there is a rood screen of Bath stone; the church contains a number of ancient brasses removed from the old church, including one to Nicholas de Aumberdene, fishmonger, probably c. 1340, with an effigy in the head of a floriated cross: three of the brasses here are palimpsests - that of Thomas Manfield, 1568, and his two wives, with effigies and inscription, exhibits on the reverse portions of figures and some verses; another, of a verse inscription to Ursula, wife of Thomas Jones, c. 1570, is made up of three pieces of the figure of a lady, c. 1500-20; the third, in inscription in Roman capitals, c. 1600, to Robert Manfelde, shows on the reverse part the figure of a civilian: there are also three brass effigies of Richard Manfeld, his sister and brother, 1465.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1710.