MSO10426 - St Nicholas Church, Porlock Weir, Porlock (Building)

'St Nicholas's Church' shown on Ordnance Survey map of c1904. [1] The church is also shows on the late 19th Century 1st ed. Ordnance Survey map. [2] Church extant. [3] Constructed of corrugated tin. Roof painted black and body white. [4] In a raised position approached by slate-surfaced steps is St. Nicholas’s Church, a typical “tin tabernacle” of c. 1880. The current Chapel of Ease is a good example of a “tin tabernacle” probably dating from the late 19th century, and little altered. There is increasing interest in buildings of this type, as evidenced by a dedicated website (www.tintabernacles.com). This example has a small gabled porch, tiny belfry and smallscale pointed arch windows. [5] Additional bibliography. [6] The site is mentioned and photographs are available on a blog article dated 2018. [7] The building is mentioned in the 2022 Conservation Area Appraisal for Porlock Weir. It states that "most of these buildings arrived in pre-fabricated kit form and were shipped throughout the Empire - this example almost certainly came in by sea." [8] The heritage asset was assessed for inclusion on the Exmoor Local Heritage List in November 2022. It was decided to add the asset to the Local Heritage List. [9]