NHER 7908 (Building record) - St Edmund's Church, Taverham

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Summary

This church has Saxo-Norman origins and has an impressive round tower with an octagonal top and flushwork battlements. The west wall of the nave and part of the north wall and door may be contemporary. The church was extended in the 13th and 14th centuries, and altered after a fire in 1495. Inside there is the head of a Late Saxon cross and various pieces of exceptional medieval woodwork, including a beautiful carved communion rail with flamboyant tracery.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1372667: PARISH CHURCH OF ST EDMUND

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Round tower, probably late 12th century; west wall of nave and part of north wall and door may be Saxo-Norman. Church extended in 13th and 14th centuries, and altered after fire in 1495 when new belfry added.
Late Saxon cross head kept in church.
Important examples of medieval woodwork.
See full report and press cuttings (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 11 October 1989.

X-ray NX3750 of nails in file (from 1989 finds).
E. Rose (NAU) 22 January 1990.

1996. Geophysical Survey.
Resisitivity survey carried out in order to locate a chapel on the north side of the church.
This survey revealed anomalies that seem to be coincident with an existing burial plot.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
D. Gurney (NLA) 5 February 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 March 2017.

See digital photograph by [1] of Late Saxon cross or grave marker in file (S5).

2004. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of services trenches recorded the base of a probable Victorian boiler and a deposit of bricks.
This work is noted in (S6).
D. Holburn (HES), 28 September 2011.

Associated Sources (16)

--- SNF7404 Article in Serial: King, D. J. 1977. An Antiphon to St. Edmund in Taverham Church. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVI Pt IV pp 387-391. p 387.
--- SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
--- SNF4913 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of Taverham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XV. pp 154-165.
--- SNF94092 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 328; Pl 31a.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 687-688; Pl 41.
--- SNF58600 Publication: Sims, J.. St Edmund's Church, Taverham, A Guide.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF4605 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1809. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol X. 375. p 473.
--- SNF86300 Website: King, D.. 2010 -. Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi. Medieval Stained Glass in Great Britain: The Medieval Stained Glass of Norfolk. https://www.cvma.ac.uk/publications/digital/norfolk/siteindex.html. 11 April 2022. Taverham: Parish Church of St Mary (sic) [accessed 11 April 2022].
<S1> SNF3966 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1981. Window find puts church in Saxon period. 5 February.
<S2> SNF3967 Newspaper Article: Eastern Evening News. 1981. Window find puts church in Saxon period. 5 February.
<S3> SNF62278 Unpublished Document: Cott, P. 1997. Geophysical Surveys 1996.
<S4> SNF66779 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 560.
<S5> SNF67408 Photograph: Tate, L.B.. Digital photograph of Late Saxon cross or grave marker.
<S6> SNF81937 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 760.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (11)

DOOR (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPOON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (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

Jan 28 2025 3:17PM