St Nicolas Church & Tower and Loseley Chapel
St Nicolas' Church, Bury Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AW
Grade II* listed building. Built mostly in 1875, the current church is at least the third on the site. It replaced a church built in 1836 (of poor quality) that had replaced a pre 13th century church that suffered from its proximity to the river.
The restored Loseley Chapel is now open to the public after restoration. The chapel is the burial chapel of the More Molyneux family of Loseley Park. Originally part of the medieval St Nicolas church, the chapel was restored when the 1836 church was built and at that time the tomb of Arnald Brocas a 14th century Rector of St Nicolas was also moved from the medieval church into the chapel. This highly important tomb of 1395, is thought to be the oldest monument in Guildford and it sits alongside the magnificent recently restored 16th to 20th century monuments of the More Molyneux family. Find out more about the links that the More family had nationally in the political and literary Tudor and early Stuart world.
For more information on the site, please see our YouTube video.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 1000-1600
Location & directions
St Nicolas' Church, Bury Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AW
- Directions:
- Across the river from the High Street
- Contact on day:
- Cath Anderson
- Telephone number:
- +441483564526
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Tower tours involve spiral stone staircase.
