NHER 10444 (Building record) - St Margaret's and St Remigius' Church, Seething

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Summary

The round tower of this church is Norman in date and it has round arched slit windows typical of this period. The thatched nave has windows dating to around 1300 in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles. Inside, there is a particularly finely carved font dating to around 1480 and there are numerous interesting medieval wall paintings. One of these depicts a popular medieval horror theme showing a gleeful Satan ushering souls down into Purgatory where busy devils are pulling them in! Visitors should also note the 15th century stained glass and large holy water stoup.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1305988: CHURCH OF ST MARGARET

Location

Map sheet	TM39NW
Civil Parish	SEETHING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Base of round west tower of church, (S1) claims as Saxo-Norman.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Not mentioned Taylor and Taylor. (S2) calls Norman.

Bequest to font 1473 - informant.

Thatched nave - Norman window? Other windows date to around 1300, Decorated and Perpendicular styles. South porch has arch braced roof. Carved font. Part of screen. Old south door, many 14th century wall paintings. Old stained glass. Chalice and paten Norwich 1567. Flagon 1725.
Chantry removed 1367.
E. Rose (NAU).

Newspaper photograph (S3) in file.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 636-637.
--- SNF89084 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1991-1992. [Articles on the rethatching of St Margaret's and St Remigius' Church, Seething].
--- SNF84652 Photograph: Photographs of St Margaret's and St Remigius' Church, Seething. Black & white.
--- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Seething.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 NW 16.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF7131 Publication: Messent, C. J. W. 1936. The Parish Churches of Norfolk & Norwich. p 210.
<S2> SNF7580 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 306; Pl 28b.
<S3> SNF153 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. [Photograph of St Margaret's and St Remigius' Church]. 11 April.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (6)

FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WALL PAINTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2025 4:58PM