Church of St Nicholas
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170307
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170307
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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 NICHOLAS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Twyford
- National Grid Reference:
- TG0167724608
Details
TG 02 SW
5/52
TWYFORD
Church of St. Nicholas
30.5.60
- II*
Parish church. Medieval and later.
Flint (rendered to south and east) with ashlar and ferruginous conglomerate dressings. Brick tower-porch and pantile roof. Aisleless nave with undifferentiated chancel and tower-porch to south. Tower-porch of 1732 according to datestone. Diagonal buttresses, entrance with segmental arch, 3 honeycomb vents to upper stage, crenellated parapet and lead covered wooden bell cupola. C14 moulded south doorway with fleuron decorated hood-mould and carved label stops. North doorway blocked. South wall of nave and chancel with 2 double lancets, one 2-light flat-headed Perpendicular window and one modern 2-light cusped I-traceded window. 3-light Y-traceried east window. North wall with one 2-light flat-headed Perpendicular window, one modern double lancet, one modern cusped single lancet and one 3-light panel-traceried Perpendicular window.
Fragments of medieval glass in north west window.
Listing NGR: TG0167724608
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220704
- 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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