Church of St Botolph
CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1077303
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Botolph
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1077303
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1960
- 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:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Beachamwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 76140 05108
Details
TF 70 NE BEACHAMWELL SHINGHAM
7/8 Church of St.Botolph 23.6.60
- I
Redundant church. Medieval and later. Flint, partly rendered with ashlar dressings. Copper roof. Nave and chancel on same alignment. West wall with one C14 cusped lancet and a former bell cote above. South wall with a Norman doorway of 3 orders with chevron, roll moulding and chip carving. 3 scallop capitals survive relating to former nook shafts. Chip carved hood mould on beast's head label stops. South wall windows consist of a loop with 2-centred head, a wide lancet, a 2-light cusped Y-traceried window and a C15 2-light window with flat head. East window C14 of 3 lights with reticulated tracery. One 2-light cusped Y-traceried window to north and a blocked plain chamfered doorway. Interior. Stoup to east of south doorway. C13 roll moulded piscina at east end and a small arched aumbry opposite. Some fine late Medieval benches with poppy head ends and traceried backs. One surviving figurative arm rest carving of a dog and shepherd retaining traces of original paint. C17 2-tier pulpit with a polygonal preaching box. Carved lunettes and fluting to clerk's desk and finely carved friezes to preaching box. C17 communion rails with turned baluster shafts.
Listing NGR: TF7614005108
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220910
- 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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