NHER 9109 (Building record) - St Peter's Church, Little Ellingham

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Summary

A medieval and later parish church. The southwest tower and parts of the chancel date to the 13th and/or early 14th century. As most of the medieval building was destroyed by a fire in 1867, the rest of the existing structure dates to the subsequent rebuilding.

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Location

Map sheet TM09NW
Civil Parish LITTLE ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1867.
All burnt except Decorated chancel.
E. Rose (NAU).

Rebuilt by T.H. and F. Healey 1869.
E. Rose (NAU).

The Decorated section, the southwest tower and part of the chancel, is 13th or early 14th century.
Information from (S1).
The building also has a nave and a vestry. The interior dates entirely to 1869.
For further details see listed description.
D. Robertson (NLA), 28 April 2006.

October 2011. Planning Application.
Replacing pitched roof with mono pitch roof on the vestry.
See (S2).
Z. Dack (HES), 23 November 2011.

2013. Watching Brief.
Details awaited.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TM0099C-E.
  • --- Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1342423.
  • --- Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1898. Hundred of Wayland. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol I. pp 68-71.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Grants given to 18 county churches. 17 February.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 521.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application.

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2018 12:45PM

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