NHER 3014 (Building record) - All Saints' Church, Swanton Morley

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Summary

All Saints' is a large church with nave, chancel, tall tower and north and south aisles. Building began shortly before1379. The church represents one of the earliest examples of the Perpendicular style in East Anglia, and has a massive tower with surprisingly long bell-openings. The east windows of the aisle have four stunning square windows with early Perpendicular style tracery very similar to those in the Norwich Cathedral choir dating to around 1370. Inside, the tower is supported on massive piers, and the floor is paved with warm red tiles.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1077337: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

Location

Map sheet	TG01NW
Civil Parish	SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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All present work visible is of 1378 - Perpendicular, early for Norfolk.
Charnel under chancel.
See (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 July 1983.

1970s or 80s. Alan Carter Norwich Survey.
See (S3), which includes (S4).
T.E. Miller (NLA), 19 April 2006.

Before 9 November 2005. Found while grave-digging.
Middle Saxon sherd.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2005.

May 2009. Watching brief, from context 1.
Details to come.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 29 April 2009.

March 2010.
Lead was stripped from the roof and the churchyard vandalised.
See (S5) for further details,
H. White (NLA), 9 April 2010.

May-September 2014.
This was one of four Norfolk churches included in a pilot study looking at the management of bats in historic churches. This study looked to research and develop management techniques that will allow the protection of heritage in ways that won't cause long-term detrimental impact on local bat populations. This and the other three churches were selected due to the known presence of Natterer's bats.
See report (S6) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 August 2019.

Associated Sources (18)

--- SNF2637 Article in Serial: Fawcett, R. 1980. A Group of Churches by the Architect of Great Walsingham. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt III pp 292-294. pp 292-294.
--- SNF86270 Article in Serial: Fawcett, R. 1980. Swanton Morley Church. The Archaeological Journal. Vol 137 pp 316-317.
--- SNF4937 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1903. Hundred of Launditch. The Churches of Norfolk. pp 201-214.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 686-687.
--- SNF7580 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 334; Pl 16.
--- SNF77774 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. Time ticks on for clock. 13 April.
--- SNF77773 Newspaper Article: Norwich Mercury (Supplement). 1902. Norfolk churches: No. 231. All Saints' Church, Swanton Morley. 20 September.
--- SNF10247 Photograph: Ladbrooke: AS 16-17.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF79729 Unpublished Document: David Stone. 2010. The Mystery of the Porch [at Swanton Morley church].
--- SNF79728 Unpublished Report: Stone, D. 2010. The Building of the New Chancel at All Saints' Church, Swanton Morley.
<S1> SNF54185 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1983. Building Report.
<S2> SNF3439 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1983. Church tower facelift only half the story. 24 June.
<S3> SNF60496 Archive: Carter, A.. Alan Carter Archive Material.
<S4> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
<S5> SNF73717 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Church hit by theft and vandalism. 17 March.
<S6> SNF100049 Unpublished Contractor Report: Packman, C. et al. 2015. Management of Bats in Churches - a pilot. Project Report. English Heritage Research Project: 6199. English Heritage. 106/2015.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)

Object Types (1)

POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2019 11:20PM