NHER 3416 (Building record) - All Saints' Church, Ashwicken
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEZIATE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
14th to 15th centuries, much restored in 19th century.
For full details see (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 June 1981.
August 1960. Listed, Grade II*.
Flint, carstone and some Sandringham sandstone, stone dressings, renewed roof of pantiles, oversailing brick cornice. Tower: pyramidal tiled roof, no parapet; 2 massive diagonal brick buttresses, 16th century, with diaper patterning; 13th century west window of cusped Y tracery having carstone above but below bell stage; bell stage set back with single lancet to each face, that to east blocked.
South porch rebuilt 19th century, south face of flint, returns mainly carstone, tile roof; diagonal buttresses; plain chamfered arch with niche above; returns each with 2 15th century cusp headed lights under a square hood. Plain south doorway with pointed segmental arch under a hood mould.
South nave: with 2 3-light windows having panel tracery and a 4-centred arch, grille leaded panes, brick panels below lights, 2 brick buttresses. North nave: 5 stepped brick buttresses, chamfered brick cap to plinth, blocked north doorway of 4-centred arch with hood mould and brick dressings, 3 19th century 2-light windows with panel tracery within blocked Tudor arches having brick voussoirs. East of nave with blocked opening.
Chancel rebuilt 19th century in varied stone rubble including reused limestone, diagonal buttresses, cusped single lights, 2 to south, 1 to north, 19th century east window of 3-lights with panel tracery. 14th century priest's door to south with hood mould. 19th century vestry to north incorporates part of lava grindstone.
Information from (S2).
S. Spooner (NLA) 5 April 2006
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF11544 Aerial Photograph: TF6918A-B, N, P-Q, L-M, R-U.
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF77546 Leaflet: Parish Church of Ashwicken with Leziate and part Bawsey..
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 184.
- --- SNF94506 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1997. Labour of love for 26 years. 21 November.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF56622 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1981. Building Report. Building Report.
- <S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077644.
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Record last edited
Jan 30 2018 4:20PM