NHER 5287 (Building record) - All Saints' Church, Thurlton

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Summary

All Saints' church has an interesting Norman nave, with a fine Norman south doorway. The chancel dates to the 13th or 14th century, and a major rebuilding in the 1440s by John Marwe, architect of Norwich Guildhall, produced a fine tower, north porch and door, windows and font and rood screen. Inside there is also a large painting of St Christopher dating to the 15th century, as well as a monument of 1665.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1050485: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

Location

Map sheet	TM49NW
Civil Parish	THURLTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Norman nave with fine south door. Chancel 13th/14th century. Major rebuilding with very fine tower, north porch and door, new windows, font and rood screen in 1440s by John Marwe, architect of Norwich Guildhall. Also fragment of Early English font. Coffin slab found in dry area 1992.
See report (S1) in file.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 10 January 1992.

2010.
Proposed repairs to rood stair roof.
See design statement (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 20 February 2014.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF13644 Aerial Photograph: TM4198A-B.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 727-728.
--- SNF3453 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1980. Under the boards. 24 May.
--- SNF71485 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. Historic churches awarded millions of pounds for essential maintenance work. 4 March.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Thurlton.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF50981 Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application.
<S1> SNF56544 Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 1992. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S2> SNF92604 Unpublished Document: Reynolds Jury Architecture. 2010. Design Statement: All Saints Church, Thurlton. Proposed Rood Stair Roof Repair.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)

Object Types (14)

ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (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)
COFFIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Thurlton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 14 2024 2:19PM