Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, THETFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1031461
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, THETFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1031461
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, THETFORD ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, THETFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- West Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ixworth Thorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 91770 72499
Details
TL 97 SW IXWORTH THORPE THETFORD ROAD
1/1 Church of All Saints 14.7.55 I
The former parish church of Ixworth Thorpe, now a chapel of ease in the joint parish of Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe. Early C16 tower with base of red brick and re-used stone surmounted by a timber-framed and weatherboarded belfry, heightened in the early C19, and containing one bell. Early C16 red brick south porch with knapped flint details, orenellated on east and west sides, crow-stepped gable-end with empty cusped niche above arch. Angle buttresses surmounted by damaged crockets. 2-bay open timber roof. Nave and chancel rendered over random flint with ashlar dressings. Plain, narrow C11 north and south doorways. On south side: 4 decorated, 2-light windows with cusped heads, each different. On north side: one 2-light and 2 single-light windows. Plain early C19 3-light east window with wooden tracery. Thatched roofs. Interior plastered, with barrel roof. There is no chancel arch. Plain octagonal font on a low base. Set of 28 re-used C15 poppy-head bench ends with well-carved figures on the arm rests, including a thatcher with comb, a mermaid, a woman leading a little dog, a unicorn, and various animals and birds. Small octagonal Jacobean pulpit with damaged panels. Fine late C17 3-sided Communion rails with barley-sugar twist balusters. Arms of George III. Early C19 brick floors: just inside south door 2 early medieval coffin lids are set into floor. A small wall momument on each side of the chancel.
Listing NGR: TL9177072499
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 283646
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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