Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, BUNGAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1372881
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, BUNGAY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1372881
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, BUNGAY 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, BUNGAY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thwaite
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 33363 95048
Details
TM 39 NW THWAITE BUNGAY ROAD 3/59 Church of St. Mary 5.9.60 II*
Parish church. Medieval. Flint with stone dressings, brick. Thatched roof. C14 tower, C12 nave, chancel dated 1738. Unbuttressed west tower of 2 stages. West window with 2 ogee-headed lights; hood mould with figure stops; alternate brick and flint voussoirs. Above this a brick dressed opening with stone panel bearing 3 shields over; hood mould. Polygonal stair turret to south, the upper parts with brick dressings; brick reveals to slit lights. Bell-openings with 2 ogee-headed lights restored; stilted arches, hood moulds. Post-medieval brick parapet. Rendered unbuttressed nave of 4 bays. To south, one late medieval window with 2 cusped lights, triangular head; 3 early C19 memorial tablets, 2 with obelisks and urns. Doorway with 2 orders of plain attached shafts; imposts; elaborately moulded arch with rope and billet moulding; boars head over. Square-headed window with 2 ogee lights; hood mould. 2 cusped light windows under 4-centred arch. No openings to north. Brick chancel; C19 stone-dressed arched light to south; C19 east window. Interior: blocked window to north wall of nave. Unmoulded tower arch. Remains of rood screen with panels hidden or replaced by later pine panels. C19 fittings and roof. Font with polygonal attached shafts to base; plain bowl.
Listing NGR: TM3336395048
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227406
- 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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