Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1077464
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1077464
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Colkirk
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 91785 26549
Details
TF 92 NW COLKIRK CHURCH ROAD
1/14 Church of St.Mary 30.5.60 - II*
Parish church. Medieval and later. Flint with some ferruginous conglomerate and ashlar dressings. Slate roofs. Tower-porch to south, nave with north aisle of 1871 and chancel. C14 tower-porch with diagonal buttresses to south and single angle buttresses in line with nave wall. Massive porch entrance of 3 orders moulded with hollow chamfers and filletted rolls on trilobe responds with bell capitals. Carved head label stops. Moulded C14 south doorway. Cusped Y-traceried bell-openings. Nave and chancel with 4 restored 2-light Perpendicular windows to south. Similar 3-light west window with 4-centred doorway below. North aisle with 3 similar re-set 2-light windows and one 3- light replica. 3-light Perpendicular east window. Chancel arch with polygonal responds. Cusped angle piscina in chancel. Font probably late Norman. Circular bowl with 4 pairs of engaged shafts supported on 4 colonnettes with cushion capitals and bases. Victorian 4-bay north arcade in C14/C15 style. Wall tablet (from ruinous church of Oxwick) of 1663 to Samuell Smithe with long and interesting inscription on slate bordered by veined alabaster with a carved and painted achievement above surmounted by an open segmental pediment. Some fragments of C15 stained glass in south east chancel window.
Listing NGR: TF9178526549
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220469
- 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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