NHER 41971 (Building record) - Our Lady and St Walstan's Roman Catholic Church, Costessey
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Roman Catholic church built by J. C. Buckler 1834-41, funded by the Stafford family of Costesssey Hall, for the Irish immigrants they had brought in to work the estate.
Sixth oldest purpose built Roman Catholic church in Diocese of East Angia. Brick, lancet windows. Seven bay nave, vestigial two bay chancel; west organ gallery of three bays of stone. Small narthex. Stained glass by J. & J. Grant 1841.
See (S1), (S2) gives full background.
(S3) in file of narthex before rebuilding 2005.
NCM parish file had note. 'Behind Costessey RC Church of doc’s surgery, lava'.
E. Rose (NLA) 6 September 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 271.
- <S1> SNF58015 Serial: Wilson, D.G.. The Buildings of England, Norfolk, Northwest and South.. p 271.
- <S2> SNF47453 Publication: Gage, E.. 1990. Costessey Hall.
- <S3> SNF55632 Photograph: Unknown. 2005. [unknown].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- QUERN (Unknown date)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 3 2018 11:51AM