The Chancel dates mainly from the 13th Century, and was extended eastward in the 15th Century to form the present sanctuary, probably at the time the Chantry chapel was built.
In the North wall of the Chancel is the aumbry, for the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament. In the South wall a 13th Century piscina is ingeniously built in the contemporary window and priest's seat or sedile. From the inconvenient height of this seat from the floor it can be deduced that the floor level of the Chancel has at some time been lowered. The original floor was probably level with the floor of the adjoining Chantry Chapel, before the new floor was laid in 1994.
The modern extension of the South side of the Chancel (housing the organ console, and also used as the priest's vestry) contains within its East wall a 15th Century window removed from the South Chancel wall. There remain a few pieces of old glass in this window. Left: The entrance to the extension from the south side of the
Chancel, showing the Organ console above.
The East window of the Chancel dates from the 15th Century, but has been much restored and altered. The modern glass, by Frances Spear, portrays the Lord in Glory surrounded by his Saints. It is a memorial to a naval officer who went down with HMS Glorious in 1940, and to all others who gave their lives in the Second World War. St. Nicholas is shown holding a model of the ship.