Church of The Sacred Heart

Church of The Sacred Heart, Kings Arms Street

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1096061
Date first listed:: 16-Apr-2003
List Entry Name:: Church of The Sacred Heart
Statutory Address:: Church of The Sacred Heart, Kings Arms Street

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1096061
Date first listed:: 16-Apr-2003
List Entry Name:: Church of The Sacred Heart
Statutory Address 1:: Church of The Sacred Heart, Kings Arms Street

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Church of The Sacred Heart, Kings Arms Street

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Norfolk
District:: North Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: North Walsham
National Grid Reference:: TG 28189 30047

Details

This list entry was subjected to a Minor Enhancement on the 26 October 2022 to update the description and to reformat the text to current standards

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NORTH WALSHAM KING'S ARMS STREET Church of The Sacred Heart

16-APR-03

II

Church. 1934-5 by E. Bower Norris. Red brick laid in Flemish bond; flat asphalt roofs. The southwest tower has a green copper pyramid capping. Nave, aisles, chancel and south-west porch-tower. Scandinavian Art Deco style.

EXTERIOR: west front with slightly projecting centre section with rectangular stone doorcase. Recessed double-leaf single-panel doors. Centre section projects above parapet line and contains three tall lancets fitted with metal casements, the centre one rising higher. Each light flanked by triangular brick fillets which rise to parapet and drop through apron to lintel of doorcase. One single-light metal casement right and left of doorcase. Aisle west ends terminate in single-storey square extensions lit through one metal lancet to each exposed face. That to south developed as base of porch-tower, with a triple-rebated square-headed doorway to south containing single-panel door. Each face of tower with two square brick fillets rising to stepped parapet and enclosing two tiers of metal lancets. Parapet with three set-offs, the second one with three tall narrow recesses. Stone parapet with one raised panel to each face. Aisles lit through three sets of triple lancets containing metal casements, framed by triangular brick fillets rising from plinth course to parapet. Three cast-iron water hoppers and downpipes to aisles and blind clerestory deployed as part of design. Chancel with one triple lancet to north and south. Blind east end. Single-storey vestry rooms attached to north of chancel, embracing east end of north nave aisle. Flat-roofed sacristies and confessionals fill the northeast corner.

INTERIOR: narrow west narthex separated from nave by west screen. A choir gallery was created over the narthex in 2004, with a framed glazed front. Round-headed arches to north and south into aisle extensions. Nave without arcade division of aisles, which are marked by lower ceiling height. Round-arched doorways at west end of aisles fitted with double doors. Flat nave and chancel ceiling with plastered and reinforced concrete beams. Arched entrances to chapels at east end of aisles Stilted triangular-headed openings from chancel chapels to chancel, fitted with wrought-iron grilles. Round-headed recess in chancel east wall. Plain octagonal font. Glazed west screen consists of four sections either side of double panelled doors. Panelled screen dado and panelled cornice. Each of the eight glazed sections with Art Deco glass, stained in pale colours and with geometric motifs in leading and glazing patterns. Similar Art Deco glazing to aisle windows. All the windows are square headed. Original wrought-iron altar rails with timber top rail. Plaster Stations of the Cross. The present benches were installed in the 1970s. A fine quality and little-altered church of the period which has very carefully designed external detailing and good fittings including characteristic stained glass.

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 490027
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.