All Saints Church, Thurgarton
| All Saints Church, Thurgarton | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Thurgarton, from the south | |
  All Saints Church, Thurgarton Location in Norfolk | |
| 52°52′35″N 1°14′23″E / 52.8763°N 1.2398°E | |
| OS grid reference | TG 181 359 |
| Location | Thurgarton, Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 4 October 1960 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 14th century |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Flint, thatched roof |
All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Thurgarton, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church stands in an isolated position on a crossroads north of the village, 6 miles (10 km) south of Cromer, to the west of the A140 road.[2][3]
History
[edit]The church dates from the 14th century.[2] The west tower fell in 1882, and was replaced by a vestry at the west end in 1924.[1] The roof was re-thatched in 1984–85.[2]
Architecture
[edit]Exterior
[edit]All Saints' is constructed in flint and has a thatched roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a chancel and a west vestry. In the west wall of the nave are two lancet windows. Along the south wall are three two-light windows dating from the 19th century in Decorated style. On the north side is one similar window and a doorway. In the south wall of the chancel are a two-light window with Y-tracery, a priest's door, and a late medieval two-light window. The east window has three lights and dates from the 19th century. At the southeast corner of the church is a buttress through which is a passage. The south porch has two storeys, with the bell sited in the upper storey.[1]
Interior
[edit]The nave roof is scissor braced, and the chancel roof is a hammerbeam. In the church are the remains of a rood stairway.[1] The interior of the church is notable for its medieval benches with carved ends.[2] The carvings include poppyheads, an elephant, barrels, mythical beasts, a man, a lion, and fighting dogs.[1] On a wall are the remains of painted texts. Also in the church are a 19th-century fretwork screen, and communion rails with balusters. The font is medieval with an 18th-century cover.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Church of All Saints (redundant), Aldborough (1373472)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2013
- ^ a b c d e All Saints' Church, Thurgarton, Norfolk, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 9 December 2016
- ^ Thurgarton, Streetmap, retrieved 27 February 2011
- ^ Knott, Simon (October 2005), All Saints, Thurgarton, Norfolk Churches, retrieved 27 February 2011