Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1305988
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, THE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1305988
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, THE GREEN
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 MARGARET, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Seething
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 31974 97947
Details
TM 39 NW SEETHING THE GREEN
3/50 Church of St.Margaret 5.9.60 * - II
Parish church. Medieval. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Thatched and slate roofs. Cll west tower, nave, C19 vestry and south porch, C13 chancel. Round tower; west window of 2 cusped lights. Stone-dressed round-headed slit lights to west, south and north of ringing-chamber. Tower probably raised; 4 brick-dressed openings to belfry; rebuilt section of C18 brick; brick parapet; small lead-covered spire. Buttressed nave, the gable wall to west rebuilt in gault brick. To south, 2 3-light windows, restored, under 4-centred arches with panel tracery having embattled demi-transoms; hood moulds. Vestry to north nave with post- medieval window to west; restored cusped Y-tracery window and restored window with 2 ogee lights. Unbuttressed chancel with 2 restored cusped Y-tracery windows to south; to north one lancet window. C19 east window of 3 lights. Porch rebuilt in C19 with re-used arch-braced roof. Continuously moulded nave doorway with 2 orders of wave moulding, deeply undercut to form a fillet in the arch. Medieval door. Interior. Round tower arch with imposts. Nave roof covered. Wall paintings on north and south walls. Remains of rood stair with doorjambs bearing traces of paint. Lower panels of screen with painted flowers, upper parts C19. Polygonal shafts to chancel arch. Cusped piscina and drop-sill sedilia. Boarded roof to chancel. Small amount of medieval glass. 7 sacrament font, its 'reparation' mentioned in will of 1473.
Listing NGR: TM3197497947
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227397
- 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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