CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1050666
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Dec-1983
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH HILL
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Saxlingham Nethergate
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 23137 97204
Details
In the entry for the following building:-
TM 2397 SAXLINGHAM NETHERGATE CHURCH HILL
10/51
Church of St Mary
the Virgin
26/11/59
GV II
the Grade shall be amended to read II* (star).
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TM 2397 SAXLINGHAM NETHERGATE CHURCH HILL
(north side)
10/51 Church of St.Mary
26/11/59 the Virgin.
(Formerly listed as Church of
GV St Mary)
II
Parish church. Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings
Slate and leaded roofs. West tower; nave with north aisle and south porch;
chancel with vestry to north. C15 west tower-with diagonal buttresses, 2-
light traceried bell-openings and polygonal stair turret to north. Crenellated
parapet with brick and flint chequered flushwork. Single handed chiming clock
of 1794 on south face with flanking pilasters and a sun dial. Victorian west
window and door. Main fabric of nave and chancel C11 or C12 heightened in
late Middle Ages. 2 late Perpendicular 3-light south nave windows with
embattled and cusped transoms and shallow heads. 2 2-light chancel windows
with trefoil heads and Perpendicular 3-light east window. North aisle and
vestry of 1867. Medieval south door with vertical fielded planks and cover
strips. North arcade of 1867 in Perpendicular style. Cusped angle piscina
in chancel. Remains of original Cll or C12 south door with springing of
undressed arch from a plain impost of re-used brick or tile. C15 octagonal
font with lions supporting bowl and lions and angels in panels. (Angels with
re-cut heads). Important fragments of medieval stained glass.
Listing NGR: TM2313797204
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226628
- 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.
End of official listing
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