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Church of St Augustine

A Grade I Listed Building in Norwich, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6372 / 52°38'13"N

Longitude: 1.2925 / 1°17'33"E

OS Eastings: 622881

OS Northings: 309474

OS Grid: TG228094

Mapcode National: GBR W8T.Y5

Mapcode Global: WHMTF.TZP4

Plus Code: 9F43J7PV+V2

Entry Name: Church of St Augustine

Listing Date: 26 February 1954

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1051896

English Heritage Legacy ID: 229487

ID on this website: 101051896

Location: St Augustine's Church, Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3

County: Norfolk

District: Norwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Mancroft

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Norwich

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: New Catton St Luke with St Augustine

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

Tagged with: Church building English Gothic architecture

Summary


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 February 2024 to amend date of construction and to reformat the text to current standards.


TG 2209 SE
7/715

ST. AUGUSTINE'S STREET (west side)
Church of St Augustine

26.2.54

GV
I
Parish church. C14, C15 and C17. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Brick tower. Lead roof, plain tile to chancel. West tower. Nave and chancel both with north and south aisles. South porch. Rood turret against north aisle. Three stage brick tower built in 1683-87.

Pointed three-centre west window with double order chamfered brick reveal and metal glazing bars. Re-used traceried sound holes. Belfry windows with two-centre arch with double-order brick reveals and central mullion. Rendered crenelated parapet. Four bay nave with simple two-light decorated aisle windows. Single storey porch with flat kneelered gable and two-centre arch outer door. Four clerestory windows north and south with Y-tracery and four-centre arches. Two bay chancel with three-light perpendicular windows to aisles. Five-light east window with four-centre arch. Tower arch having ringing chamber half-way up with balusters. Chancel arch supported on corbel. Octagonal arcade piers and four-centre double order arches. Cambered tie-beam nave roof around 1520 with arched braces to wall-posts and arched wall-braces above clerestory windows. Scissor-brace roof to chancel. Plain inscription plate to Mathew Brettingham, 1769.

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 February 2024 to amend date of construction and to reformat the text to current standards.


TG 2209 SE
7/715

ST. AUGUSTINE'S STREET (west side)
Church of St Augustine

26.2.54

GV
I
Parish church. C14, C15 and C17. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Brick tower. Lead roof, plain tile to chancel. West tower. Nave and chancel both with north and south aisles. South porch. Rood turret against north aisle. Three stage brick tower built in 1683-87.

Pointed three-centre west window with double order chamfered brick reveal and metal glazing bars. Re-used traceried sound holes. Belfry windows with two-centre arch with double-order brick reveals and central mullion. Rendered crenelated parapet. Four bay nave with simple two-light decorated aisle windows. Single storey porch with flat kneelered gable and two-centre arch outer door. Four clerestory windows north and south with Y-tracery and four-centre arches. Two bay chancel with three-light perpendicular windows to aisles. Five-light east window with four-centre arch. Tower arch having ringing chamber half-way up with balusters. Chancel arch supported on corbel. Octagonal arcade piers and four-centre double order arches. Cambered tie-beam nave roof around 1520 with arched braces to wall-posts and arched wall-braces above clerestory windows. Scissor-brace roof to chancel. Plain inscription plate to Mathew Brettingham, 1769.

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