NHER 7912 (Building record) - St Edmund's Church, Costessey

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Summary

This medieval church has various later additions and restorations. The medieval rood screen survives, although it was painted over in the 19th century. Building work adjacent to the church and in the churchyard has revealed foundations, a capped well, medieval flint flakes and a possible Early Saxon pottery sherd.

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Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 1978.
13th to 15th century. 19th and 20th century alterations. Pulpit from Booton.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 April 1978.

1992. Memorial Added.
A memorial was to be installed to commemorate the lives of 10 airmen who were killed in a crash in Carr's Wood. See NHER 67822 for further details.
Information from newspaper article (S4).
H. Hamilton (HES), 09 November 2023.

25 September 1996. Observation of groundworks for extension on north side of nave showed that massive dumping had raised the ground level in post medieval times.
A possible Early Saxon sherd, and animal bone and flints probably debitage from wall construction were recovered from a layer below the dumping.
See (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 24 September 1997.

30 January 2001. TG 1773 1242.
Capped well found in a modern extension to the churchyard.
See (S3).
A. Hutcheson (NLA), 30 January 2001.

15 October 1993. NLA aerial photography.
Church visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 19 February 2001.

Associated Sources (17)

--- SNF12746 Aerial Photograph: TG1712 C-E.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
--- SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. 1732.
--- SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
--- SNF82108 Leaflet: The parish church of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr, Costessey: a brief description..
--- SNF4938 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of Forehoe. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XVII. pp 64-78.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 270-271.
--- SNF57603 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1991. [Photograph of St Edmund's Church, Costessey]. 25 April.
--- SNF100518 Publication: [Unknown]. [unknown]. Palimpsests Behind 'Norfolk' Brasses (N).
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF57602 Unpublished Document: South Norfolk Council. 1999. Church of St Edmund, The Street, Old Costessey, Norwich: Full Planning Permission.
<S1> SNF57601 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1978. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S2> SNF57604 Unpublished Document: Rogerson, A. (NLA). 1996. 7912 Costessey: St Edmund's Church.
<S3> SNF57605 Unpublished Document: Hutcheson, A.. 2001. 7912 Costessey: St Edmund's Churchyard.
<S4> SNF3648 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. Plaque honours airmen who died to save village. 28 February.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (9)

POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FLAKE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 9 2023 12:55PM