Church of St Lawrence
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1049189
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1049189
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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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 LAWRENCE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stody
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 06488 35492
Details
STODY HUNWORTH TG 03 NE 2/90 Church of St. Lawrence 4.10.60 II*
Parish church, medieval. Coursed flint, lead roof. West tower, nave, chancel, south chapel and south porch. Tower: diagonal buttresses with flushwork; embattled parapet with flushwork; gargoyles to north and south; renewed west window of 2 cusped lights under multicusped quatrefoil; small stone Celtic cross above; bell openings of two ogee headed lights under a quatrefoil, central mullions to west and south window lost. South porch of galletted flint; pantile roof; flushwork on diagonal buttresses; moulded porch arch of 3 orders, the front and rear with slender shafts. Pointed south doorway with roll moulded hood mould. C11 blocked round headed window splayed outwards to south nave. C15 South Chapel of galletted courses of knapped flints alternating with whole iron stained flints; windows with ogee headed lights with panel tracery under pointed segmental arch, 4 lights to south, 2 to west, 3 to east. Gargoyle to east wall. Chancel renewed; of pebble flint; east window C19, of 3 lancets with external shafts and flowing tracery. 4 stepped buttresses in brick to north nave wall of rendered coursed flint. North doorway with continuous hollow chamfer, label stops of devil's heads; one 'Y' tracery window, one 2-light window with panel tracery. Interior: open rafter roof with shaped wall braces renewed; South Chapel with C15 moulded roof beams. Pointed chancel arch 2 hollow chamfers and ogee moulding round shafts. North nave wall: roll moulding and hollow chamfers to 3-light window; small vaulted niche across arris of window splay. Plain octagonal font on octagonal stem with moulded base and cap. Large black marble ledger slabs to Edmund Britiffe and wife, 1726, and with achievement to Edmund Britiffe, 1770, 'Paymaster of his Majesty's Exchequer bills', and sister.
Listing NGR: TG0648835492
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 224103
- 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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