Church of St Lawrence
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1237259
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1237259
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH 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 LAWRENCE, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tilney St. Lawrence
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 54965 14860
Details
TILNEY ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH ROAD TF 51 SW
11/47 Church of St. Lawrence 11.8.51 - II*
Parish church. C14 west tower and nave, nave restored 1846 when transepts added and chancel rebuilt. Tower of carstone and ashlar, remainder rendered. Plain tile roofs. 3 stage tower, externally of 2 stages, with stepped angle buttresses. West door of 2 orders of engaged columns supporting undercut arch. Restored 2 light west window. Slit lights to ringing chamber west and south. String course below 2 light arched belfry windows. Brick crenellated parapet. Polygonal stair turret to north-east. Gabled south porch with wave moulded entrance arch below square hood mould on labels. Low side buttressing. Double hollow chamfer inner doorway with hood on head stops. Arched and moulded north doorway. Nave with 2 3-light square headed cusped windows north and south separated by stepped buttresses. All this as in Ladbroke's 1820 drawing. Remainder completely altered in 1846. Short angle buttresses to transepts. 2-light plate tracery south transept south window. One lancet to east and west walls. Tall chancel with 2 pairs lancets to south with arched priests' door between. Stepped buttresses, angled to east. 3-light stepped east window beneath blank occulus. North chancel aisle with lancet to east, paired lancets to north wall, arched priests' door and 2 further lancets. North transept as south except east wall not pierced by lancet. Interior. Double chamfered tower and crossing arches, the latter with semi-circular responds and capitals. C19 nave roof of large arched braces meeting in centre of collars. One tier through purlins and ridge piece. Crossing roof of quadripartite arches. Transept and chancel roofs as nave. 2 bay double chamfered north chancel arcade with polygonal responds. East window with internal hood mould resting on head stops depicting a king and a bishop. Trefoiled piscina in south chancel wall. Painted Royal Arms to James I 1670 in south nave wall. Plain octagonal font.
Listing NGR: TF5496514860
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428482
- 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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