Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, SOUTHTOWN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245817
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, SOUTHTOWN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245817
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, SOUTHTOWN 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 MARY, SOUTHTOWN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 52146 07165
Details
GREAT YARMOUTH
TG5207SW SOUTHTOWN ROAD 839-1/15/242 (East side) 27/06/53 Southtown And Gorleston Church of St Mary
GV II
Parish church. 1831. By JJ Scoles, extended in 1893. Gault brick. Slate roofs. Nave and narrow chancel with vestries added north and south of the chancel. EXTERIOR: nave with 5 tall lancets to north and south separated by flat buttresses rising to low parapets. The buttresses have knapped flint panels. West front with a low narthex added 1925 entered through an arched doorway under a shouldered pediment and flanked by a small lancet right and left. Similar shouldered pediment framed between pair of tall square pinnacles to main wall containing 3 stepped lancets. Arched side doors. Wide gabled roof. Chancel with twin lancets north and south and a blind east end. INTERIOR: no arcades. Suspended ceiling. Gallery round 3 walls removed 1914. Triple pointed sedilia and piscina in chancel. Altar, reredos and panelling, pulpit and Litany desk relocated from Church of St Peter (qv) 1964.
Listing NGR: TG5214607165
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468643
- 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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