NHER 1975 (Building record) - St Mary's Church, South Creake

St Mary's Church, South Creake.

June 1953. Listed Grade I.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Parish church. 13th century, 14 century, largely 15th century. West tower, nave and aisles, south porch, chancel and north chapel. Rubble and knapped flint. Slated nave and chancel, leaded aisle roofs. 14th-century rectangular on plan west tower has stone plinth and quoined angle buttresses with set offs.
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 February 2018. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

Norman stoup outside porch. Chancel and sacristy date to around 1300-1310. Nave, aisles, west tower and porch basically 14th century, but arcades replaced when clerestory and roof added in 15th century; new side windows at this date, porch and sacristy perhaps rebuilt. 19th century chancel roof. Restoration 1927-33.
Several brasses. 15th century rood screen and pulpit. Early medieval coffin slabs.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NLA) 18 January 2005.

The church records state that in 1852 the walls were scraped and two old shields were found and removed.
Information from (S10) [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 21 April 1988.

1982.
Churchwarden reports finding engraving on the bottom step of the font.
Information from (S10) [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 4 October 1982.

1990.
Roman sherds from churchyard (see file).
E. Rose (NAU).

A medieval mortar lies next to the south porch. See drawing (S9).

April 2002.
Repairs to floor in south aisle, west end involved repairing and replacing floor over access steps down to early 19th century burial vault.
See (S3) and (S4).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 April 2002.

Before 9 November 2005. Casual find while grave digging.
Medieval sherd and medieval roof tile fragment.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 December 2005.

This is one of the sixty five Norfolk churches selected for (S5).
D. Gurney (NLA) 17 February 2006.

May 2009.
Urgent repairs to the north nave roof completed.
See (S6) for more information.
H. White (NLA), 1 May 2009.

April 2008.
See (S7)/(S8) for the history of the church.
S. Howard (NLA), 2 August 2010.