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Soon after posting the previous photograph of St Nicolas, which dated from around 1870, another photograph appeared - perhaps from the 1860s? It is one half of a stereoview, which explains the positioning of the figures in the image - designed to give 3-D depth when looked at through a stereoscopic viewer. The boy in the foreground was using the stick to help him keep still for the long photographic exposure. The ivy on the church is much more unruly than in the last photograph, with the castellations of the tower engulfed in growth.

Amongst the Willis Fleming Historical Trust's collection of Victorian photographs of North Stoneham and Chilworth - taken over a short period between 1869-72 - is this photograph of St Nicolas. It is the earliest photograph of the church's exterior that we know of. The Rector at this time was Rev. Frederick Beadon, who had been the incumbent since 1811.

The new painted glass at St Nicolas added from 1826 to 1828 included a version of Raphael's The Transfiguration (1826) executed by John A. Edwards of Winchester. It was destroyed during the Second World War. (Source: Harry Willis Fleming).