Church of St. Peter
CHURCH OF ST. PETER
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1172419
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST. PETER
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1172419
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST. PETER
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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. PETER
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Merton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 91192 98023
Details
MERTON TL 99 NW
4/38 Church of St. Peter
16.7.58 I
Parish church. C12 and C14. Flint, partly rendered with lead nave and pantiled chancel roofs. West tower, nave, south aisle and chancel. Plain C12 round tower with 2-light bell openings on central scalloped shafts. One 2-light window to lower- stage west, and lancet to north and south ringing chamber. Gabled north porch 1854 with hood mould on head stops. 2 buttresses to nave with 2 2-light windows above string course. Y tracery with cusped lights supporting cusped foil. Gabled roof with low parapet. 2 3-light plate traceried chancel windows in intersecting frame with daggers and pointed trefoils. Engaged columns with capitals and bases below hood mould on leaf stops: String course below windows. 2 buttresses at east with 4-light cusped intersecting window with sexfoiled circle of 1855. South chancel wall as north. South aisle buttressed. East window of 3 lights intersecting and cusped with sexfoiled circle over pointed quatrefoils c.1340. Hood mould on head stops. 2 2-light south windows with cusped lights supporting quatrefoil. Gabled south porch by E.B. Lamb 1856. 3 2-light square-headed clerestory windows with cusped ogee lights. Interior has south arcade of 4 bays with octagonal piers and moulded bases and capitals under double waved arches. Low tower arch with splayed lancet. Chancel arch wave moulded on octagonal responds with Perpendicular bases. Rood stairs survive. Nave roof of wall posts on corbels becoming arched braces to principals. Moulded butt purlins and ridge piece. Boxed in ashlaring. Some C19 timbers. South aisle roof similar. Chancel roof false hammerbeam of 5 bays. Single butt purlin. Heavy wall plate and boxed ashlaring. Very fine mid C14 screen. Cusped and sub-cusped central ogee opening with tracery roundels in spandrels. 2-light panels between stiles left and right with tracery freize. Single bays to chancel arch. Panelled lower half and battlemented top rail. Early C17 double decker pulpit, panelled with carving. Early C17 box pew in aisle. Late C17 balustraded irontwist altar rail. Stepped sedilia c.1300 with moulded arches on columns with capitals and bases. Double piscina, under arched head repeating chancel window design. C15 hexagonal font on tall base, with contemporary cover restored extensively 1843.
Listing NGR: TL9119298023
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220075
- 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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