CHURCH OF ST PETER
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1305975
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sep-1960
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, BROOKE ROAD
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, BROOKE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mundham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 32484 98024
Details
TM 39 NW MUNDHAM BROOKE ROAD
3/44 Church of St. Peter
5.9.60
I
Parish church. Medieval. 'Flint with stone dressings. Pantile and slate roofs.
West tower, C12 nave, C19 north aisle, south porch, C14 chancel. Embattled
tower of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses to west. Restored west window of
2 cupsed lights with a perpendicular member rising from the head of each light;
hood mould; some brick voussoirs. Small single cusped lights with hood moulds
to the ringing chamber. Bell-openings as west window. Flushwork battlement
with pinnacles at angles. 3-bay nave with added buttresses to south. 2
restored 3 ogee-light windows, under square hood moulds. North aisle of 1887
has 2 similar windows. C19 doorway in west wall of aisle. No clerestorey.
Unbuttressed chancel of 2 bays with 2 restored 2-light Decorated windows to
south with hood moulds with figure stops. Similar window to north. East window
C19 Decorated. Unbuttressed south porch to first nave bay. C19 2-light windows
to east and west; archway with polygonal shafts, capitals and bases with hollow
chamfer to arch; continuous outer order; hood mould. Blocked niche over.
Elaborately carved C12 nave doorway of 3 orders. Chevron moulded and plain
shafts; intermediate angles with concave flowers, pyramidal and cable mouldings.
Arch with chevron, paired scroll and billet mouldings. Interior: stoup beside
south door. Nave arcade of 2 bays of 1887. Westernmost nave bay is used as
a vestry, the wall to nave with medieval paintings including St. Christopher.
Opening in south wall of tower having brick reveals and arch, possibly a wafer
oven. Tower arch with imposts. Nave roof with embattled wall plate. Plain
ashlaring, scissor-braces. C15 rood screen with cavetto moulding to middle
rail, remains of crenellation to top rail. Chancel: restored piscina.
Arch braced roof with roll-moulded wall plate, purlins and braces. C19 font;
remains of C12 font bowl and supporting shafts with some capitals in tower.
Royal arms dated 1743 GIIR.
Listing NGR: TM3248498024
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227391
- 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.
End of official listing
