Church of St Michael
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1077354
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1077354
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
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 MICHAEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hockering
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 07147 13218
Details
TG 01 SE HOCKERING
6/24 30.5.60. Church of St.Michael
- I
Parish Church. Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dress- ings. South wail of nave and porch rendered. Slate and plain tile roofs. West tower, nave with north aisle and south porch and chancel with modern brick vestry to north. Perpendicular west tower with diagonal buttresses displaying chequer flushwork. Traceried west window of 2-lights with mouchettes and transom. Single cusped lancet to west at first floor. 2- light bell-openings with dagger between super-mullions. Crenellated parapet with flushwork and crocketted corner pinnacles. 2 restored 2-light Perpen- dicular nave windows. 2 C15 north aisle 2-light windows with dagger between super mullions. No clearstorey. Chancel with 2 2-light Y-traceried windows, priest's door with hood mould and carved label stops and one low lancet window to south. 3-light Y-traceried east window partially blocked. Hood-mould with carved label stops. Single lancet to north. Dripstone and wall-plate bracket of former vestry. Rood stair projection in angle between north aisle and chancel. C15 tower arch without responds. C19 chancel arch in Early English style with dogtooth, marble shafts and stiff leaf capitals. Triple sedilia with piscina in similar style. C13 3-bay north arcade with quatrefoil piers, bell capitals and plain chamfered arches of 2 orders. C15 restored arch braced roofs to chancel, nave and north aisle with moulded wall plates, butt and ridge purlins. C15 octagonal font with carved figures on stem with re-cut heads. Restored bowl. C19 western gallery and chancel screen.
Listing NGR: TG0714713218
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220730
- 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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