NHER 11037 (Building record) - St Mary's Church, Rushall

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Summary

St Mary's church has a round tower that may be Saxon. The top of the tower is an addition and is Perpendicular in style. The chancel is in Early English style and in the nave there is a blocked doorway to a former chapel. The nave windows are all Perpendicular. The south porch is 15th century. A medieval set of stocks is recorded as being stored in the porch in 1733.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1050387: CHURCH OF ST MARY

Location

Map sheet	TM18SE
Ecclesiastical	RUSHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	DICKLEBURGH AND RUSHALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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(S1) in 1733 noted: church and chancel in 'nasty ruinous condition'. Tower 'round below and angled above'; south porch. Arch to ?demolished south chapel, piscina above it. Part screen with painted flowers. Plain arch on north side chancel; two east windows, two south and two north windows (not clear if this refers to chancel only, or whole church). One of north windows blocked up. Brass matrices. Coffin slab. Stocks in porch.
E. Rose (NAU), 1982.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF82205 Leaflet: Richard E Emms. 1965. St. Mary the Virgin, Rushall.
--- SNF4924 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1899. Hundred of Earsham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol III. pp 64-68.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 621.
--- SNF3057 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1998. [Photograph of St Mary's Church, Rushall]. 21 January.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (1)

COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Dickleburgh and Rushall (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 28 2025 5:09PM