Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, ST MARY'S PLAIN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1372513
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, ST MARY'S PLAIN
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1372513
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, ST MARY'S PLAIN
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, ST MARY'S PLAIN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Norwich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 22825 09131
Details
TG 2309 SE ST. MARY'S PLAIN
(north side)
10/812
26.2.54 CHURCH OF ST MARY
- I
Former parish church, now redundant.
Early C11 and C15. Flint with stone dressing. Lead roofs. West tower,
nave and chancel. North and south transepts. South porch. Round tower
with 2-light windows having central shaft and remade twin triangular
arches. 4-bay nave with two 3-light perpendicular windows with
2 centre arches on the south side. 2 storey south porch with re-faced
diagonal buttresses. Badly weathered outer doorway with moulded
2-centre arch and spandrels. Central statue niche above door between
2 square-headed windows having cusped ogee tracery. Blocked 2-light
east window. Single-bay transepts with tall 4-light perpendicular
windows north and south. 3-light east windows with staggered brattished
transoms. 3-light perpendicular east chancel window inside a higher
arch with earlier jambs to arch-springing level. Blocked 2-light
decorated window in north wall of chancel. Rood stairs in north-east
corner of transept and chancel. Chancel arch supported on corbels.
Arch-braced roof with ridge-piece and curved wall-bracing in transepts.
Diagonal ribs over crossing with central carved boss and angels.
Butt-purlins in transepts and small first bay of nave roof. Chancel
roof arch-braced and with curved wall bracing. Panelled with
richly cusped quatrefoil and heraldry.
Listing NGR: TG2282509131
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 229586
- 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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