NHER 10884 (Building record) - St Nicholas' Church, North Lopham

July 1958. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description:
Parish church. Early 14th century chancel and nave, mid 14th century south aisle and porch, western tower of about 1470 to 1500. Partly rendered flint with ashlar dressings with plain tiled roofs and slate porch. Chancel restored 1862. Tower in three stages. High flushwork plinth with monograms on south face : crowned T (Trinity); crowned MR (Maria Regina); crowned A (St. Andrew a previous dedication). Arched west door below two-light Perpendicular window. Diagonal buttresses also with flushwork. Two-light Y ringing chamber and belfry windows. Crenellated parapet. South face has ashlar inscription panels representing donors and saints reading from the top : MRA (Maria Regina and Andrew); PD RD (unidentified); W. A (William Aleyn, donations 1500); JB (John Barker, donations 1486); MB (Marion Bussle); RB (Robert Bolle, donations 1500); Pray for the soul of John Kailli. Crenellated south aisle with diagonal buttresses and four alternating windows, either two-light reticulated or two-light with flower motif, the east window being the latter and of three lights. Lancet to west of chancel, arched priest's door and two-light flowing window of 1862. Three-light restored reticulated east window. Slate lean-to 19th century north vestry and one restored two-light window to north chancel. Two stepped brick buttresses support north nave wall pierced two two-light Perpendicular panel windows, one restored Y window and arched north door. Interior. Four bay arcade on bevelled elongated piers with demi-shafts east and west carrying polygonal capitals. Sunk quadrant arch mouldings. Tall tower arch. 19th century aisle, nave and chancel roofs, the latter scissor braced. Fine 14th century octagonal font, the bowl tapering and with lightly cut tracery motifs, the stem cut with rolls and flutes, some with wave mouldings. Early 17th century crown cover with ball finial. Painted Royal Arms of George III on south aisle wall. Lead plate to church wardens hangs on south door dated 1795. North door blocked, as is chancel priest's door. Bench sedilia and trefoil piscina in chancel.
Information from (S1).
P. Aldridge (NLA), 5 October 2006.

Early English to Perpendicular (13th to 15th century). 19th century additions.
Fine documented west tower.
Report (S2), press cutting (S3), architectural plans (S4), correspondence (S5) and (S6), together with extract from (S7) in file. Listed (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 21 October 1980.