NHER 6575 (Building record) - St Mary's Church, Baconsthorpe

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Summary

14th century church with some parts of the chancel dating back to the middle of the 13th century. Half of the tower fell in 1739 and was rebuilt in 1788. Further renovations and rebuilding was carried out between 1868 and 1869. The church contains the tombs of some members of the Heydon family.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1049847: CHURCH OF ST MARY

Location

Map sheet	TG13NW
Civil Parish	BACONSTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Large amounts of ironbound conglomerate. Chancel early English with very fine piscina. Remainder of church basically 14th century but completely remodelled in Perpendicular period. Tower rebuilt in 18th and 19th centuries. Good collection of monuments and brasses.
See full report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 30 November 1989.

May 2004. Observations when north aisle pews lifted.
See footnote to report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 229 May 2004.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF100824 Article in Serial: Rye, W. 1872. Norfolk Church Goods, Temp. Edward VI. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp 20-44. p 31.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF82081 Leaflet: Youngs, R.. 1987. St Mary's Church, Baconsthorpe..
--- SNF4941 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. pp 38-56.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 369-370.
--- SNF3147 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Striving to keep church open. 2 November.
--- SNF56552 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. Rush to get bells ringing again. 11 March.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50939 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1989. Building Report.. Building Report.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD to 2100 AD)

Object Types (7)

DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FONT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Xbell frame (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Baconsthorpe (North Norfolk) (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 31 2020 1:05AM