Church of St John
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, HORNING ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1373437
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, HORNING ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1373437
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, HORNING 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 JOHN, HORNING ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hoveton
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 30924 18174
Details
HOVZTON HORNING ROAD TG 31 NW (south side) 7/59 Church of St. John 16:4:55 - II*
Parish church. Nave and chancel C12 in origin but remodelled C15. West tower 1765. Restored 1890 by H.J. Green, Diocesan architect. Flint with ashlar dressings and some carstone. Tower of brick. Roofs of black glazed pantiles. 3 stage tower with stepped diagonal western buttresses rising to belfry stage. 2-light cusped Y tracery west window. Blank square recesses to ringing chamber and string courses between floors. Datestone 1765 to west. 4-centred louvred belfry windows. Corbelled string course below plain parapet. Nave windows of 3 lights under 4-centred arches and Perpendicular : 4 to south, 2 to north. One brick and flint stepped buttress west of arched south door. At eaves timber tie plates. 2 2-light square headed cusped chancel south windows, no chancel north windows. Brick dentil eaves cornice of 1890. At east end a brick and flint buttress to both sides. 3-light cusped east window. Below is memorial plaque to George Brown 1757. Semi-circular grated hole in north chancel leads to crypt. Bulge of rood stairs at north nave anti at north-west corner carstone quoins. Gabled north porch, partly rendered. Double chamfered arch and hood. Blocked side windows. Dentil eaves cornice. Inner doorway C18 : keeled mouldings on moulded bases and hood on label stops. Interior. Wave moulded tower arch with semi-circular responds, polygonal capitals and bases. Octagonal C15 font, the stem with 2 ogeed lights to each panel. Under bowl crudely carved angels. Bowl with panels of shields within cusping. Painted Royal Arms over south door. Seating 1890 except 3 benches retain 6 C15 poppyhead bench ends. Scissor braced roof 1890. C16 chancel screen of 2 bays right and left of 4-centred opening, each bay further divided into 2. Traceried dado and in head a continuous frieze of ogeed tracery. Double chamfered continuous chancel arch. Plastered chancel roof.
Listing NGR: TG3092418174
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 224390
- 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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