NHER 6168 (Building record) - All Saints' Church, Morston
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Summary
A medieval and later parish church. The tower and nave date to the 12th and 13th centuries. The nave aisles and chancel were constructed during the early 14th century, with the porches added and alterations carried out in the 15th and 16th centuries. The tower was damaged by lightning in 1743 and the whole church was restored in the 19th century. Inside is the base of a painted rood screen of about 1480. A tomb to the Butter family in the graveyard was constructed in 1785.
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORSTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Basically Norman tower and nave, extended with aisles and chancel early 14th century. Porches and alterations 15th/16th century. Damaged by lightning 1743. Restored 19th century. Good painted screen base circa 1480 and royal arms. Listed grade I.
Butter tomb 1785, 'A Batty Langley Gothic Order', listed grade II.
See report (S1) and photographs (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 September 1986.
Associated Sources (11)
- --- 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. List Entries 1305616 and 1373691.
- --- SNF84980 Leaflet: Butler- Stoney, R. 1997. All Saints Church, Morston.
- --- SNF4914 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1902. Hundred of Holt. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol IX. pp 123-126.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 616-617.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF64157 Unpublished Document: All Saints Church, Morston..
- --- 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. Morston: Parish Church of All Saints [accessed 11 April 2022].
- <S1> SNF56520 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1986. Building Report.. Building Report.
- <S2> SNF9388 Photograph: CVZ 8 church, CVZ 9 tomb.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (9)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- INSCRIBED OBJECT (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)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2022 12:05PM