Note the rare 'put-log' holes in the tower that supported scaffolding when it was being built
Photo: C Myers, St Nicholas Center
St. Ncholas on a pillar in the nave
Photo: J Rosenthal, St Nicholas Center
Photo: J Rosenthal, St Nicholas Center
Detail, the Jubilee Window: The mulberry tree, in the churchyard, is a symbol of Life and Family; the three golden balls for St. Nicolas each have a triskele, symbolising the Trinity. The Cranleigh crane is in the trunk.
The Jubilee Window; The heraldic beasts on each side are taken from St. George Chapel Windsor.
The Jubilee Window, The Light of the World , by Philippa Martin to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. The window is full of rich symbolism, some of which we describe. The tracery pattern has the Greek Chi Rho and Celtic symbols with the sun depicted in golds and ruby. The crown at the top is the Coronation Crown.
Photo: C Myers, St Nicholas Center
The font dates from the 12th century, though the stone carving is a later copy
Photo: C Myers, St Nicholas Center
The church lost nearly all its stained glass windows in 1944 when a bomb exploded nearby
Photo: J Rosenthal, St Nicholas Center
12th century carving, "Cheshire Cat" said to be inspiration for Lewis Carroll's character in Alice in Wonderland , on pillar in the north transept
Cranleigh , Surrey England UK
Church of England (Anglican)
Church Website
The Church of St Nicolas was built around 1170 in the tiny village of Cranleigh as a simple rectangle, now the nave. Side aisles and tower were added later in the 12th century and a new chancel around 1340. A major restoration took place between 1840 and 1868.
