Church of St Martin
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, HIGH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198413
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, HIGH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198413
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, HIGH 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 MARTIN, HIGH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Trimley St. Martin
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 27670 37041
Details
TM 23 NE TRIMLEY ST MARTIN HIGH ROAD (north east side)
2/37 Church of St. Martin
16.3.66 GV II
Parish church C14. West tower early C15, North Chapel built by Roger Cavendish C.1414; chancel rebuilt c.C17; Major restoration took place 1849-50. Vestry added in 1955 by Munrose Cautley. The tower is in red brick mainly rendered apart from north face, battlemented parapet and stepped diagonal buttresses. Nave in random flint and septaria. Chancel and north chapel in red brick, mainly rendered. Plain tile roofs 2 C19 windows to south wall of nave in Decorated style; between these windows is the C14 south doorway with moulded arch which has carved heads at springings and similar at ogee head. 2:5 light perpendicular windows to north chapel. Inside there is a font with square bowl resting on 5 pillars, in style of C12. The altar is a Stuart Holy Table with carved front and legs. On north side of chancel is a piscina niche with some mediaeval stonework incorporated. Both nave and chancel were re-roofed in mid C19: the chancel roof is supported on stone corbels depicting angels and foliage in mediaeval style.
Listing NGR: TM2767037041
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285018
- 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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