Church of St Maurice
CHURCH OF ST MAURICE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1049422
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Maurice
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MAURICE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1049422
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Maurice
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MAURICE, 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 MAURICE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Briningham
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 03880 34394
Details
TG 03 SW BRININGHAM CHURCH LANE 8/29 Church of St Maurice
6.3.59
I
Parish church. Flint walls and black pantile roof. Fabric of c1300 with later details. Nave and chancel. Three-stage south-west tower with porch beneath with 4 Y tracery bell-opening windows. Three bay nave with 3-light switch tracery west window c1300. Nave south wall with one 2-light decorated window, and one 4-light decorated window with elaborate curvilinear tracery and mouchettes. North wall with blocked north door and two 2-light decorated windows. Chancel south wall with two 2-light decorated windows with straight heads, partly exposed squint and priest's door. North chancel wall with one 2-light window and late C19 lean-to vestry. Three-light curvilinear chancel east window with mouchettes. Nave with C14 font. Piscina in south nave wall. In embrasure of the 4-light window re-set c1200 collonettes and capitals. Chancel arch and piscina and sedilia, with ball flower mouldings, of c1300. Two empty niches of curvilinear designs flank east window. Re-used C18 balusters to communion rail. c1800 gothick organ. C19 nave and chancel roofs. Chancel north window stained c1850.
Listing NGR: TG0388034394
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 223523
- 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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