NHER 3192 (Building record) - St Andrew's Church, Field Dalling

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Summary

This medieval church has modest 19th and 20th century restoration work. It comprises a tower, nave, north aisle, south porch and chancel. Outstanding arcade with narrow lozenge piers. North aisle wall survives from a Norman predecessor to this 14th- and 15th-century church. There is a medieval stone cross in the churchyard, where medieval pottery and a 16th century sword scabbard chape have also been found. Prehistoric or medieval flint flakes and medieval/post medieval window glass and cames have been discovered during building work.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1049788: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW

Location

Map sheet	TG03NW
Civil Parish	FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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FINDS RECOVERED IN 2005 AND 2013 AND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED HERE ARE NOW RECORDED UNDER NHER 60733.
THE CROSS SHAFT IN THE CHURCHYARD PREVIOUSLY RECORDED HERE IS NOW RECORDED UNDER NHER 60734.

Nave doorway about 1300; chancel windows about 1340 and later 14th century. Tower about 1400, remainder of church reconstructed at that time. North chapel demolished. 19th/20th century restoration.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 October 2004.

1996.
Medieval sherd from churchyard.
Details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 April 1997.

17 June 1996. Observation of dry area trench on south side of nave.
See notes in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 June 1998.

Cross in churchyard scheduled 1998. See (S2).

March to May 2002. Observation of drain installation recorded buttress foundations, and examination of trenches, and then soil spread in churchyard.
Finds including medieval and post medieval window glass and cames.
See plan (S3), description and list of finds in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 September 2002.

Site Visit. March 2014
Two areas of plaster have been removed or have fallen from north wall of north aisle. One reveals a medieval wall painting of a Tree of Life or in garden of Eden. The second area adjacent reveals the vertical joint of a blocking of a window. This wall is of Norman date as revealed by the masonry on the exterior. Coursed flint with flint quoins clearly visible just east of north door and, not so clear, in line with west reveal of easternmost window. Also rubble dressed jamb to the former north door is clearly visible. Possible remaining north wall of a former aisleless nave with south wall foundations beneath present arcade. Round tower in westernmost bay of north aisle ?
1902 plan of church by Mileham shows a proposal to rebuild the former chapel off north wall of chancel. The large arch which connected with it is visible and appears to be contemporary with main arcade arches. Chapel could have been for small Cistercian cell which was founded here when the living was gifted to Savigny. (For further details see S4)
S. Heywood (HES), 20th March 2014

Associated Sources (19)

--- SNF48648 Aerial Photograph: TG 0039/C, D.
--- SNF12521 Aerial Photograph: TG0039A, B,.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1049788.
--- SNF77534 Leaflet: St Andrew's Church, Field Dalling..
--- SNF4923 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1898. Hundred of North Greenhoe. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol II. pp 70-74.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 468.
--- SNF77993 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1983. Setback on church repairs. 12 August.
--- SNF51897 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. [Articles on the restoration of the bells at St Andrew's Church, Field Dalling].
--- SNF98205 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2015. Matthew's team discovers a lost world of art. 21 November.
--- SNF10118 Photograph: HJS.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Field Dalling.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF59287 Unpublished Document: Butler-Storey, R.. 1997. St Andrew's Church, Field Dalling..
<S1> SNF53131 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2004. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S2> SNF58690 Designation: English Heritage. 1998. Scheduling Report.
<S3> SNF51899 Illustration: Hotblack, T.E.. 2002. Sketch Plan.
<S4> SNF92451 Unpublished Document: Heywood, S. 2014. Cobrar St Andrew Field Dalling.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (7)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CAME (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FLAKE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2025 2:30PM