Church of St Botolph
CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1051451
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Botolph
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1051451
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Botolph
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
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 BOTOLPH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 39530 03992
Details
CANTLEY LIMPENHOE TG 30 SE 6/26 Church of St. Botolph. 25.9.62 II* Parish Church of Limpenhoe. Medieval core, rebuilt in 1881 by A.S. Hewitt. Flint with stone dressings and plaintile roof. West tower, north porch, nave, north vestry and chancel. 2 stage tower containing C15 brick. Tower C15 to nave roof level, C19 above. Diagonal buttresses. Flushwork base course and polygonal north staircase tower. C19 3-light west window and 2-light belfry windows. Battlemented parapet. Gabled timber frame C19 porch, with Perpendicular tracery, flint and stone base. Three bay nave with set back buttresses. Re- set C14 and C15 windows to north and south. Blocked Norman south doorway with attached shafts, decorated cushion capitals and double reveal arch with chevron and scallop patterns. 3 bay chancel with priest's door and 2-light window to north, 2-light windows to south and 4-light window to east, all in Decorated style. Angle buttresses, and parapet gables with cross finials. Interior mainly C19. Restored tower arch, with C15 attached shafts and C19 capitals and arch. C13 octagonal font of purbeck marble with blind arcade of pointed arches, the bowl standing on base with central column, and eight colonnettes.
Listing NGR: TG3953003992
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 228602
- 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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