NHER 6803 (Building record) - St Michael's Church, Sidestrand

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Summary

St Michael's Chruch may appear to be a late medieval parish church, but the current building does in fact date to 1881. It is a copy, using much of the original materials, of the original parish church, the majority of which was moved earlier in the 19th century due to the advancing tides. Most of the south porch is derived from the original, as well as a perpendicular style (1350-1539) chancel arch and a 15th century cross in the nave east wall. The tower is apparently to the original design, octagonal and embattled. Inside, there is Jacobean panelling in the chancel and pulpit, and an organ case dating to around 1800.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1373531: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

Location

Map sheet	TG23NE
Civil Parish	SIDESTRAND, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Built 1880 with materials brought from NHER 6797.
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March 1978. Visit.
Tower however is a copy of 1881 of the one that fell in 1840. East window all of 1881, the others early Perpendicular from old church except for two in chancel Y-tracery, apparently original. Perpendicular chancel arch. Ogee angle piscina in sedilia in southeast window. Most of south porch original. Figure of angel or saint now set over south door, the 15th century cross in nave east wall. Stone coffin lid (with another with foliate cross) in tower, together with the font - massive with panelled stem. Piscina now in nave southeast corner. Jacobean panelling in chancel and pulpit. Organ case around 1800. War memorial using Renaissance niche bought in an antique shop and adapted by Seely and Paget. Hatchment. Royal Arms George IV after Irish Union. Chalice, Norwich 1567 (inscribed 1593) Dutch wafer box. Gable cross and tracery fragments lie outside east wall, gargoyle outside north.
E. Rose (NAU), 14 March 1978.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF64476 Illustration: Postcard. Sidestrand Church. Jarrolds' Series No. 84..
--- SNF4949 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1900. Hundred of North Erpingham. Vol V. pp 157-162.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 664.
--- SNF74828 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Churchyard tidy-up gives pupils a view into history. 28 May.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (7)

ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PISCINA (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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Sidestrand (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 20 2018 12:05PM