St Nicholas
Bulwick, Northamptonshire
A 13th century church considerably extended in the 14th century in the perpendicular style and restored in 1870 by Slater and Carpenter with pew ends carved by the then incumbent, the Revd JH Holdich.
With its tower seen standing behind a curtain of trees, above a lake and close to the stables of the vanished mansion, this lovely church dates back to the 12th century and enjoys a memorable setting. The church is partly Norman but shows work from most centuries from the twelfth onwards and its roofs are tiled with Collyweston slates. The windows are filled with dazzling stained glass some by J R Clayton and CE Kempe and Co.
In addition to monuments to the Stafford and O'Brien families who lived here, there is a 1650 tablet by Nicholas Stone engagingly commemorating the poet Thomas Randolf, who ended a short and dissipated life while visiting Blatherwycke. There is also one with a bequest of 'a plum pudding on Christmas day' to six old, poor men in the parish.
