NHER 1974 (Building record) - St Mary's Church, North Creake

Formerly dated 1301, altered 15th century, interior refurbished 19th century.
See notes in file.
E. Rose (NAU).

1953. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Parish Church. c.1300 chancel, south porch and south door, 15th-century nave and north aisle west tower. Restored 1897. Knapped and rubble flint with stone dressings, lead roofs. West tower, nave and north aisle, south porch, chancel...Fine five-bay Perpendicular single hammerbeam double-frame nave roof...Circular stone font bowl, perhaps 12th century...North aisle altar 1978, incorporating four 14th-century painted panels of Fortitude, Temperance, Mercy and Justice...Indistinct medieval Doom painting above chancel arch…"
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the full current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2024.

This is one of the sixty five Norfolk churches selected for (S2).
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 February 2006.

A note in the church registers records that the former eastern window had an inscription 'construxit hunc cancellum anno Dom MCCCI'. The restored tracery in the chancel fits this date of 1301 although it was copied from the originals during the 1895 restoration. Inside is a sumptuous Easter sepulchre.
Information from (S3).
M. Dennis (NLA), 8 August 2006.

December 2007. Dendrochronlogical Survey.
Tree-ring analysis of timbers from the belfry floor. Six samples were taken from the belfry floor to try to assess the date of this structure, prior to building works which may require some modifications to the floor. None of the samples taken could be dated, so the floor remains undated.
See report (S4) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 29 December 2008.