Church of St Giles
CHURCH OF ST GILES, WALSINGHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1049418
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GILES, WALSINGHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1049418
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GILES, WALSINGHAM 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 GILES, WALSINGHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barsham
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 92372 35362
Details
TG 93 NW BARSHAM WALSINGHAM ROAD 2/15 (west side) Houghton St Giles
6.3.59 Church of St Giles
I
Parish church. Largely C14 fabric rebuilt 1877 by William Eden Nesfield, architect. Flint with stone dressings and red tiles. West tower, south porch, nave and chancel. C14 tower with trefoil heads to each of 4 bell openings, with C15 2-light west window. South wall with an isolated lancet, a 2-light straight-headed perpendicular window and one 3-light perpendicular window; perpendicular south porch with four-centred arch and angle buttresses; wall table C18 on mid-point of wall; chancel south wall with one round-headed and one perpendicular straight-headed 3-light window. East window Curvilinear with cusping C14. North nave wall: north doorway, two 2-light cusped "Y" tracery windows and one 3-light straight-headed perpendicular window. Interior: perpendicular tower arch, no chancel arch. Nave roof of 1877 scissor-framed trusses closely set together. Perpendicular Rood Screen with elaborate double cusped tracery heads and painted dado with six female saints and six theologian saints. C17 Communion rails, Nesfield stalls.
Listing NGR: TF9237235362
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 223510
- 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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