Church of St George
CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1032261
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1032261
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, CHURCH LANE
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 ST GEORGE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thwaite
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 11358 68153
Details
THWAITE CHURCH LANE TM 16 NW 3/87 Church of St George 29.7.55
-- II* Parish church. Medieval, restored c.1870 and 1904. Nave, chancel, south porch. A west tower once existed. Flint rubble, stone dressings. Chancel has knapped flint facing of c.1870 to south and east. Red brick porch. Plaintiled roof with ridge tiles. Nave has mainly C14 windows with 2-centred and pointed segmental arches; most are original. One renewed square-headed C15 window to south. To west, a moulded doorway has original doors with remains of tracery; above is a 3-light window with cusped intersecting tracery. West end largely rebuilt c.1870 when bell turret was added. C14 south doorway, also moulded, retains original door. Good porch of c.1500 has moulded entrance arch on shafted jambs; over the entrance is a blocked cusped niche. Small incomplete 2-light side windows. Original arch-braced roof with embattled wallplates and collars; each of the 6 wallposts terminates in a carved head. North wall of chancel has an original lancet window of c.1200. South chancel has 2 C14 and C15 windows, the latter square-headed and original, and a restored Priest's doorway with narrow 2-centred arch. 3-light east window with reticulated tracery. Interior. 7-bay hammerbeam nave roof, probably C15, with moulding and embattled ornament to wallplates and hammerbeams; the braces between the hammerbeams and principal rafters have sweeping curves. The nave is said to have been re-roofed in 1904 re-using old material, although it is possible only the 2 narrower bays at the west end are of this date. Chancel roof ceiled over; moulded and embattled wallplates. At north west nave the doorway to former tower stair has original door. Simple 2-centre arched piscina and adjacent drop-sill sedilia. Font, perhaps of c.1400, has octagonal bowl with traceried panels. Fine C15 pulpit, each side carved with 2 ogee-arched panels and pierced quatrefoils below; the base is original. Reading desk re-uses late C16 carved woodwork. Simple pine benches of c.1870.
Listing NGR: TM1135868153
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 281672
- 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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