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Church in Norfolk, England
All Saints Church, Thurgarton
A small thatched flint church seen from the south, showing the nave and a smaller chancelAll Saints' Church, Thurgarton, from the south
All Saints Church, Thurgarton is located in NorfolkAll Saints Church, ThurgartonAll Saints Church, ThurgartonLocation in Norfolk
52°52′35″N 1°14′23″E / 52.8763°N 1.2398°E / 52.8763; 1.2398
OS grid referenceTG 181 359
LocationThurgarton, Norfolk
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated4 October 1960
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking14th century
Completed1924
Specifications
MaterialsFlint, thatched roof

All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Thurgarton, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in an isolated position on a crossroads north of the village, 6 miles (10 km) south of Cromer, to the west of the A140 road.

History

The church dates from the 14th century. The west tower fell in 1882, and was replaced by a vestry at the west end in 1924. The roof was re-thatched in 1984–85.

Architecture

Exterior

All Saints' is constructed in flint and has a thatched roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a chancel and a west vestry. In the west wall of the nave are two lancet windows. Along the south wall are three two-light windows dating from the 19th century in Decorated style. On the north side is one similar window and a doorway. In the south wall of the chancel are a two-light window with Y-tracery, a priest's door, and a late medieval two-light window. The east window has three lights and dates from the 19th century. At the southeast corner of the church is a buttress through which is a passage. The south porch has two storeys, with the bell sited in the upper storey.

Interior

The nave roof is scissor braced, and the chancel roof is a hammerbeam. In the church are the remains of a rood stairway. The interior of the church is notable for its medieval benches with carved ends. The carvings include poppyheads, an elephant, barrels, mythical beasts, a man, a lion, and fighting dogs. On a wall are the remains of painted texts. Also in the church are a 19th-century fretwork screen, and communion rails with balusters. The font is medieval with an 18th-century cover.

See also

References

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints (redundant), Aldborough (1373472)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2013
  2. ^ All Saints' Church, Thurgarton, Norfolk, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 9 December 2016
  3. Thurgarton, Streetmap, retrieved 27 February 2011
  4. Knott, Simon (October 2005), All Saints, Thurgarton, Norfolk Churches, retrieved 27 February 2011
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