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All Saints Church, Thurgarton 
All Saints Church, Thurgarton, from the southLocation in Norfolk
All Saints Church, ThurgartonCoordinates: 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, 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]
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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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Thurgarton, Streetmap, http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/617993_335934_120, retrieved 27 February 2011
- ^ Knott, Simon (October 2005), All Saints, Thurgarton, Norfolk Churches, http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thurgarton/thurgarton.htm, retrieved 27 February 2011
Categories:- Grade I listed buildings in Norfolk
- Grade I listed churches
- Church of England churches in Norfolk
- English Gothic architecture
- Gothic Revival architecture in England
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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