NHER 26032 (Building record) - Christ Church, Church Avenue, Norwich

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Summary

This construction of this parish church began in 1872 and was completed in 1879. The south aisle added in 1912 and the porch in 1913. It is made from knapped flint with Bath stone dressings, red brick bands and a slate roof. The aisled cruciform plan has a pentangular chancel apse and a belfry above the south transept. Inside the octagonal piers of the arcade have highly stylised Romanesque details. Fragments of 15th century glass suvive in the porch windows.

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Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

June 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Parish church. 1872 by J. H. Brown and J. B. Pearce. Builder J.W.Lacey, completed 1879. South aisle added 1912 by J.E.Burton. Porch added 1913 by E. Buckingham, knapped flint with Bath stone dressings and red brick bands; slate roof. Aisled cruciform plan with pentangular chancel apse. Belfry above south transept. Interior nave and four bays and crossing has arcade of two-centred arches on round and octagonal piers with highly stylised Romanesque details and finely carved capital on north side. Arch and scissor braced roof on foliated corbels. Fragments of 15th century glass in porch windows.
Information from (S1).
See Department of Environment List of Buildings for further details.
See also (S2).

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 329.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2014. [Articles on the restoration of the windows at Christ Church, Eaton].
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1051326.
  • <S2> Publication: Hepworth, P.. 1968. Eaton Parish and its Churches.

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Record last edited

May 14 2018 1:24PM

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