NHER 4207 (Building record) - St Margaret's Church, Little Dunham
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Summary
This medieval flint church has an Early English nave, chancel, north aisle and demolished chapel. The tower is in Perpendicular style as is the south porch. Inside is a remarkable head corbel of a horned head on the chapel arcade. Some medieval wall paintings remain on two arches in the chancel north arcade. The church may originally have been a manorial chapel within a medieval enclosure now visible as earthworks (NHER 11351).
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Early English nave, chancel, north aisle and demolished chapel. Decorated north aisle north windows. Perpendicular tower, south porch, some windows. Remarkable head corbel on chapel arcade. Some wallpainting. 18th century monuments. Two coffin slabs. Late Saxon cross noted by Pevsner probably mythical.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 8 November 1994.
Associated Sources (14)
- --- SNF49926 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF 8612G - J.
- --- SNF11741 Aerial Photograph: TF8612 A,B,E-F.
- --- SNF4937 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1903. Hundred of Launditch. The Churches of Norfolk. pp 53-59.
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 520.
- --- SNF73939 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. £1.4m church repairs boost. 19 February.
- --- SNF63185 Photograph: Haw 18 Horned head in chancel arcade.
- --- SNF10234 Photograph: Ladbrooke AR15-16; HAW 18.
- --- SNF63184 Publication: Church of St. Margaret Little Dunham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF4613 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1808. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol IX.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- --- SNF63186 Website: Knott, S.. 2004. St Margaret, Little Dunham. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/littledunham/littledunham.htm. 25 June 2010.
- <S1> SNF54249 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1994. Building Report.. Building Report.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (10)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WALL PAINTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 26 2018 1:18PM