Blyth Turrets
BLYTH TURRETS, LOW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1183254
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Blyth Turrets
- Statutory Address:
- BLYTH TURRETS, LOW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1183254
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Blyth Turrets
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLYTH TURRETS, LOW 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:
- BLYTH TURRETS, LOW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ubbeston
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 32326 72579
Details
TM 37 SW UBBESTON LOW ROAD
5/119 Blyth Turrets (previously 7.12.66 listed as Church of St. Peter)
- I
Former parish church, now under conversion to a dwelling. Medieval nave and chancel, mid C16 tower. Nave, chancel, west tower, south porch, north vestry. Flint and stone rubble with stone dressings; red brick tower with diaperwork in dark headers; slated roofs. The tower has 3-stage diagonal buttresses to the west face, a west doorway with depressed 4-centre arch with hoodmould, 2- light west window, 2-light bell chamber openings and a crenellated parapet. Nave and chancel both with C12 cores, although the chancel east end was rebuilt C14-C15. To the south the nave has a renewed 3-light C15 window and a C14 2-light window altered in C16; late C12 south nave doorway with a single engaged shaft to the jambs and chevron-moulded semi-circular arch. Late C18/early C19 brick porch incorporating older material. North nave with 2 3- light windows: one of early C16 brick and one in Perpendicular style, renewed C19; visible inside is a C12 doorway and large C12 window, both now blocked. South chancel with one late C16 2-light window in brick, a restored Priest's doorway in C14 style and a 2-light C15 window, partly restored. 3-light east window of C19 , in Decorated style. Both nave and chancel have fine C15 arched-braced collar roofs with pierced quatrefoils to the cornices and moulded and crenellated wallplates; the nave roof has 8 bays, the chancel roof 3 bays. The church furnishings have been removed.
Listing NGR: TM3232672579
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 286138
- 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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