Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1077436
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1077436
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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 MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whissonsett
- National Grid Reference:
- TF9191523349
Details
TF 92 SW
4/54
WHISSONSETT
Church of St.Mary
30.5.60
- II*
Parish church. Medieval and later.
Flint with ashlar dressings. Slate roofs. West tower, aisleless nave with south porch and chancel with vestry and organ outshut to north. Early C14 west tower with diagonal buttresses, 2-light cusped Y-traceried bell openings and small foiled sound holes. Inserted C15 west window of 2 lights with embattled transom. C15 crenellated parapet with corner finials, flushwork and blind traceried panels with shields. Nave with C14 moulded north and south doors and 6 heavily restored 2-light windows in Perpendicular style. Chancel C19 with east window in Geometric style, 2 Y-traceried windows to south and one to north. South porch with corrugated iron roof, C15 4-centred entrance with polygonal responds and 2 small cusped windows. Some medieval ironwork in south door. Plain chamfered tower arch of 3 orders.
Pair of plain nave piscinas. Chancel arch probably C19 in Perpendicular style. 3 C19 stained glass windows in chancel. Re-set trefoil piscina in chancel. C19 triple sedilia with cusped arches. Victorian foiled chancel screen and pulpit in Decorated style. C15 octagcnal font with cross plinth, panel traceried stem and quatrefoil bowl panels.
Listing NGR: TF9191523349
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220510
- 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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