All Saints Church, Thurgarton

All Saints Church, Thurgarton
All Saints Church, Thurgarton, from the south
All Saints Church, Thurgarton Location in Norfolk
Coordinates: 52°52′35″N 1°14′23″E / 52.8763°N 1.2398°E / 52.8763; 1.2398
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, Thurgarton, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Thurgarton, Norfolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a 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

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

Exterior

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

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

• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Church of All Saints (redundant), Aldborough", Heritage Gateway website (Heritage Gateway (English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England)), 2006, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=224461&resourceID=5, retrieved 27 February 2011 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} All Saints' Church, Thurgarton, Norfolk, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/All-Saints-Church-Thurgarton-Norfolk/, retrieved 25 March 2011 
3. ^ Thurgarton, Streetmap, http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/617993_335934_120, retrieved 27 February 2011 
4. ^ Knott, Simon (October 2005), All Saints, Thurgarton, Norfolk Churches, http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thurgarton/thurgarton.htm, retrieved 27 February 2011