Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1077296
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1077296
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, 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 PETER, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Yaxham
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 00740 10710
Details
YAXHAM CHURCH LANE TG 01 SW 2/103 Church of St.Peter 30.5.60 GV I
Parish church. Medieval and later. Flint and ferruginous conglomerate rubble with limestone and ferruginous conglomerate ashlar dressings. Some brick. Slate and lead roofs. West tower; nave with south aisle and south porch; chancel. Late C11 or early C12 circular west tower with quadrant pilasters. Signs of blocking to west at ground level but otherwise no visible sign of original openings. Late-Medieval west window of 2 lights and a flat headed lancet above. 4 early Perpendicular bell openings of 2 lights with straight super mullions flanking soufflets. Post-Medieval crenellated parapet with moulded brick cornice and copings. Original north wall with ferruginous conglomerate ashlar quoins to east and west. 2 staged late-Medieval buttresses with blind tracery, one Decorated 2-light window, 2 C15:3-light windows with angular tracery and a plain chamfered north doorway. South aisle west window of 2 multi-cusped lights and one surviving carved label stop. 3 restored 2-light south windows and a 3-light east window. Late-Medieval porch. South doorway of 2 hollow-chamfered orders. 4 2-light cusped clearstorey windows with a centrally placed sundial. Chancel south wall with a rood stair projection connecting to south aisle; some coursed conglomerate and flint probably pertaining to original church; 2 restored 2-light Decorated windows and a priest's door. Some repairs in brick. C19 3-light east window in Decorated style. 2 C19 2-light windows to north. Interior. Norman semicircular headed tower arch with chamfered imposts, ferruginous conglomerate quoins and roughly cut voussoirs. Contemporary upper doorway formerly leading into ringing chamber from roof space. C14 4-bay south arcade of alternating foiled and octagonal piers. Arches of 2 hollow- -chamfered orders. Chancel arch wave and double ogee moulded on polygonal responds. Modern chancel piscina and Medieval south aisle piscina with trefoil arch. Late-Medieval arch braced nave roof with roll-moulded principals, purlins and wall plate. Contemporary eastern bay of south aisle roof with traceried spandrel and some surviving paint. Heavily repaired chancel screen and a re-positioned screen in south aisle with some original tracery. Elaborate C15 octagonal font displaying blind tracery and niches with miniature rib vaults beneath crocketted ogee arches.
Listing NGR: TG0074010710
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220895
- 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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