NHER 10280 (Building record) - St Nicholas' Church, Buckenham

Saxo-Norman church extended west to meet Norman round tower; Norman doors. Tower recased as polygonal, new north door 13th century. Chancel 14th century. 15th century alterations. Interior is very fine and quite rare Gothick assemblage of 1820-1840s. Graveyard has monuments of interest.

1840. Alabaster and cross found beneath floor.

September 1962. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Former parish church, now in the care of the Redundant Churches Fund. C13 and later with C19 restoration. Flint with some conglomerate and brick; limestone dressings. Continuous pantiled roof over nave and chancel. West tower, nave, chancel and north vestry (formerly a porch)."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 07 August 2023.

1981. Lava millstone found.

1986, 1999. Finds of medieval, Late Saxon and Roman pottery.

See (S9).
E. Rose (NLA).

Appropriate section from (S7) in file.

January 2002. Field Observation.
Ground below pews on south side of nave excavated to 220mm depth.
Below floor tiles loose mortar above soil (redeposited silty sandy clay). At base of excavation the same material. This is all 19th-century levelling, as indicated by brick and tile fragments.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 January 2002.

October 2002. Field Observation.
Observations on the opposite side of the nave produced similar findings.
For further details on both of these observations see (S9).
E. Rose (NLA) 6 December 2004.

2004. Field Observation.
Examination of the nave during repairs, with reference to a print of 1819, showed that the S wall dates to c. 1700 rather than the C19 as previously published. It is thus unlikely that the Norman door in the tower was moved from this position, as has been suggested.
These observations are noted in (S10).
D. Holburn (HES), 28 September 2011.