NHER 40924 (Building record) - Gresham's School Chapel

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The school chapel was built in 1912 by Maxwell Ayrton in knapped flint and limestone. The chapel has two angle turrets, an embattled parapet and a porch to the southwest.

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Map sheet TG03NE
Civil Parish HOLT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September 1983. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"School chapel, 1912-6 by Maxwell Ayrton. Knapped coursed flint and limestone. Plain tile roof, leaded lights, Two light aisle windows arranged in pairs between buttresses. Porch at southwest with parvis and corner buttresses. Partly embattled parapets. Two angle turrets."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Beers (HES), 25 June 2020.

November 2004. Seen in passing.
It is noteworthy that in fact the flintwork is quite poor as far as the knapping is concerned; none of the blocks are square.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 November 2004.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 556.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1306528.

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Mar 2 2026 11:42AM

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