Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD, BEESTON, PE32 2LY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1342481
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD, BEESTON, PE32 2LY
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/05330/02
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1342481
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD, BEESTON, PE32 2LY
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD, BEESTON, PE32 2LY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Beeston with Bittering
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 89390 15289
Details
TF 81 NE,
6/3
BEESTON-WITH-BITTERING,
CHURCH ROAD,
Beeston,
Church of St.Mary
30.5.60
I
Parish church. C13 to C15. Flint with ashlar dressings and slate and lead
roofs. West tower, 4-bay aisled nave with north porch and chancel. Late
C13 west tower heightened in C15 with diagonal buttresses and clasped by
aisles. 2-light Y-traceried west window and former bell-openings. Present
bell stage C15 with 2-light Perpendicular openings, crenellated parapet and
octagonal spire of 1873 with banded slate covering. Nave C14 heightened
in C15. Moulded doorways to north and south with filletted rolls. Eight aisle
windows (blocked to south west) each of two lights in Decorated style with central
soufflet filled with pair of mouchettes and dagger. Eastern aisle windows
of three lights in similar style with three soufflets. Six former quatrefoil
clerestorey windows replaced by 3-light Perpendicular windows with 4-centred arches.
One similar east-gable window. C14 chancel with very fine 5-light reticulated
east window. Three contemporary 2-light windows to sides (two to north) with
Priest's door and former vestry to south. C14 north porch with diagonal buttresses
and chequered flushwork to facade. Moulded entrance arch with
filletted half-shafts.
INTERIOR. Small C13 tower arch with roofline to
former church above. C14 filletted quatrefoil nave piers with intermediate
filletted rolls, polygonal capitals and bases. C15 hammerbeam nave and north-aisle roofs
with carved figures beneath nodding ogees on wall posts. These
are supported by angels with shields to aisle. Arched wall braces, intermediate
hammers with carved figures above windows and traceried spandrels.
Aisle chapels with piscinas and two complete parclose screens with intricate
tracery and crocketted ogee arches to north. C15 chancel screen with remains
of painted dado panels. C14 chancel arch. 2-bay C17 arch-braced chancel
roof with wind bracing. Complete set of in situ C15 nave benches with carved
poppy heads and arm rests and traceried backs. Blind arcading to front bench
with different form of flamboyant tracery to each of eight arches. Western
benches splayed out to accommodate plain C14 octagonal font on original
pedestal and with contemporary conical cover with crocketted angles. Painted
quatrefoil above tower arch and some painted consecration crosses. C17
painted strapwork volutes above tower arch. Several surviving medieval
floor tiles in aisles and on font pedestal. Fragments of medieval stained
glass in east window. Pulpit of 1592.
Listing NGR: TF8939015289
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220458
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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