Church of St Mary (Ruins)

CHURCH OF ST MARY (RUINS)

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1049219
Date first listed:
06-Mar-1959
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary (Ruins)
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY (RUINS)
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1049219
Date first listed:
06-Mar-1959
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary (Ruins)
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST MARY (RUINS)

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY (RUINS)

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Norfolk
District:
North Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Melton Constable
National Grid Reference:
TG0434633577

Details

TG 03 SW MELTON CONSTABLE BURGH PARVA

3/59 Church of St. Mary
(ruins)
6/3/59
II

Tower and some footings of ruined church of St. Mary. Medieval. Flint,
stone dressings. Tower rebuilt 1504. Perpendicular west window with surviving
tracery heads. Belfry 4 2-light Perpendicular windows with trefoil cusping
and old moulds. Rubble flint with stone dressings, belfry stage knapped
flint, battlements early C19 gault brick. Conglomerate quoins to west
gable and 2 rubble dressed openings at south west suggest pre-1100 origins
for fabric.


Listing NGR: TG0434633577

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Legacy System number:
223971
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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