Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1049358
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1049358
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH 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 ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sea Palling
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 42989 26820
Details
TG 42 NW SEA PALLING CHURCH ROAD (north side)
3/42 Church of St. Margaret 16.4.55
II*
Parish church. C13 west tower with C14 belfry stage. C14 nave and aisles converted C15 into aisleless nave. C14 chancel, altered C15. Restored 1898-1900. Flint with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. 3 stage square unbuttressed tower. Arched western light. 2-light louvred belfry windows with broken tracery. Crenellated parapet. Belfry is set-back. Remains of blocked aisle west windows. Nave with diagonal corner buttresses and 2 stepped side buttresses. 2 Perpendicular nave windows, restored. Blocked north double chamfered doorway with a holy water stoup to its west. Gabled south porch entered through a wave moulded arch. Knapped flint to south face. Wave moulded inner doorway and C15 arcaded door. Porch breaks into a buttress. C19 south chancel Priests' door. Cl9 diagonal east buttresses and 5-light C19 east window, its designer caught between Decorated and Perpendicular styles, achieving neither. Blank north chancel wall. Interior. Double chamfered tower arch. To left and right a blocked window of original aisles. Double hollow chamfered chancel arch with polygonal responds and capitals. Blocked north doorway. C19 scissor braced nave and chancel roofs, the former with 4 C19 tie beams. 17 C15 poppyhead bench ends. Cinquefoiled piscina in south-east nave wall. Square-headed piscina in north wall to left of segmental rood stair opening. Stairs to upper doorway survive. Dado of C15 rood screen comprising 4 subdivided traceried bays north and south of opening. Spandrels of tracery arches with carved vegetation and birds. C14 cinquefoiled chancel piscina below hood on labels. C14 octagonal traceried font. Cusped 2-light tracery to stem panels. Flowing and early Perpendicular tracery alternates in bowl panels.
Listing NGR: TG4298926820
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 223677
- 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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