Church of St Augustine
Church of St Augustine, St Augustine's Street
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TG 2209 SE
7/715
ST. AUGUSTINE'S STREET (west side)
Church of St Augustine
26.2.54
GV
I
Parish church. C14, C15 and C17. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Brick tower. Lead roof, plain tile to chancel. West tower. Nave and chancel both with north and south aisles. South porch. Rood turret against north aisle. Three stage brick tower built in 1683-87.
Pointed three-centre west window with double order chamfered brick reveal and metal glazing bars. Re-used traceried sound holes. Belfry windows with two-centre arch with double-order brick reveals and central mullion. Rendered crenelated parapet. Four bay nave with simple two-light decorated aisle windows. Single storey porch with flat kneelered gable and two-centre arch outer door. Four clerestory windows north and south with Y-tracery and four-centre arches. Two bay chancel with three-light perpendicular windows to aisles. Five-light east window with four-centre arch. Tower arch having ringing chamber half-way up with balusters. Chancel arch supported on corbel. Octagonal arcade piers and four-centre double order arches. Cambered tie-beam nave roof around 1520 with arched braces to wall-posts and arched wall-braces above clerestory windows. Scissor-brace roof to chancel. Plain inscription plate to Mathew Brettingham, 1769.
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1051896
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Augustine
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Augustine, St Augustine's Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1051896
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Augustine
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Augustine, St Augustine's Street
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 Augustine, St Augustine's Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Norwich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 22881 09474
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 February 2024 to amend date of construction and to reformat the text to current standards.
TG 2209 SE
7/715
ST. AUGUSTINE'S STREET (west side)
Church of St Augustine
26.2.54
GV
I
Parish church. C14, C15 and C17. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Brick tower. Lead roof, plain tile to chancel. West tower. Nave and chancel both with north and south aisles. South porch. Rood turret against north aisle. Three stage brick tower built in 1683-87.
Pointed three-centre west window with double order chamfered brick reveal and metal glazing bars. Re-used traceried sound holes. Belfry windows with two-centre arch with double-order brick reveals and central mullion. Rendered crenelated parapet. Four bay nave with simple two-light decorated aisle windows. Single storey porch with flat kneelered gable and two-centre arch outer door. Four clerestory windows north and south with Y-tracery and four-centre arches. Two bay chancel with three-light perpendicular windows to aisles. Five-light east window with four-centre arch. Tower arch having ringing chamber half-way up with balusters. Chancel arch supported on corbel. Octagonal arcade piers and four-centre double order arches. Cambered tie-beam nave roof around 1520 with arched braces to wall-posts and arched wall-braces above clerestory windows. Scissor-brace roof to chancel. Plain inscription plate to Mathew Brettingham, 1769.
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 February 2024 to amend date of construction and to reformat the text to current standards.
TG 2209 SE
7/715
ST. AUGUSTINE'S STREET (west side)
Church of St Augustine
26.2.54
GV
I
Parish church. C14, C15 and C17. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Brick tower. Lead roof, plain tile to chancel. West tower. Nave and chancel both with north and south aisles. South porch. Rood turret against north aisle. Three stage brick tower built in 1683-87.
Pointed three-centre west window with double order chamfered brick reveal and metal glazing bars. Re-used traceried sound holes. Belfry windows with two-centre arch with double-order brick reveals and central mullion. Rendered crenelated parapet. Four bay nave with simple two-light decorated aisle windows. Single storey porch with flat kneelered gable and two-centre arch outer door. Four clerestory windows north and south with Y-tracery and four-centre arches. Two bay chancel with three-light perpendicular windows to aisles. Five-light east window with four-centre arch. Tower arch having ringing chamber half-way up with balusters. Chancel arch supported on corbel. Octagonal arcade piers and four-centre double order arches. Cambered tie-beam nave roof around 1520 with arched braces to wall-posts and arched wall-braces above clerestory windows. Scissor-brace roof to chancel. Plain inscription plate to Mathew Brettingham, 1769.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 229487
- 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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