NHER 7662 (Building record) - St Andrew's Church, Buxton

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Summary

The church consists of a west tower, nave, chancel, north and south aisles with chapels and a south west vestry. Construction is of flint, with limestone dressings and some brick. The chancel is 13th century, the aisles, nave and north chapel 14th century. The tower, south porch and south chapel were added or rebuilt in the 15th/16th centuries, when new windows were placed in the rest of the church. 19th century restoration included rebuilding the tower and south porch, and adding a north porch and a vestry.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish BUXTON WITH LAMMAS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

26 April 1995. Visit.
Early English sedilia and piscina, and priests door. Decorated aisles chancel arch and north chapel; one window of this period. Mostly Perpendicular with windows, south porch and tower (but these rebuilt) and south chapel. Former vestry or priest's house to southwest.
Tower and vestry rebuilt 1852, porch and roofs 1881; north porch added.
Contains some interesting tombs. Restored part of rood screen.
(S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 May 1995.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TG2322C-E.
  • --- Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1249960.
  • --- Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. pp 135-146.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 421-422.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: E. Rose. 1995. Building Report.. Building Report. 1 May.
  • DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PISCINA (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)
  • Xtile pavement (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2018 3:27PM

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