NHER 1657 (Building record) - St Mary's Church, Docking
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF73NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early English chancel; Decorated and Perpendicular work.
North aisle and outstanding roof of 1875.
For full details see file.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 June 1979.
Traces of ironbound conglomerate in south wall of chancel.
14th century chancel with two Y tracery south windows. Decorated north window has a priest's door in the base.
19th century piscina in chancel.
15th century nave with tall Perpendicular windows, south porch with ogee headed niches.
14th or 15th century octagonal stone font with 8 standing female figures with children, 4 multilated beasts, roses and angels, as well as seated figures of priests, bishops and doctors, which have all been defaced.
Restored by Ewan Christian in the mid 19th century.
See (S1) and (S2).
S. Spooner (NLA) 26 October 2005
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF77496 Leaflet: 1984. The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Docking..
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF7636/E; 23-JUL-1991 (HES 293/GHL 12).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077811.
- <S2> SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 307.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (11)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (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)
- DOOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PISCINA (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 28 2025 10:04AM