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Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade II* Listed Building in Alderford, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.725 / 52°43'29"N

Longitude: 1.1435 / 1°8'36"E

OS Eastings: 612376

OS Northings: 318783

OS Grid: TG123187

Mapcode National: GBR TCR.1YC

Mapcode Global: WHLRV.JRRT

Plus Code: 9F43P4FV+XC

Entry Name: Church of St John the Baptist

Listing Date: 10 May 1961

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1076888

English Heritage Legacy ID: 219905

ID on this website: 101076888

Location: St John the Baptist Church, Alderford, Broadland, Norfolk, NR9

County: Norfolk

District: Broadland

Civil Parish: Alderford

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Alderford with Attlebridge

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


TG 11 NW ALDERFORD HALL ROAD
(north side)
6/1
Church of St John
10.5.61 The Baptist

II*

Parish church. C14 W.tower, nave, chancel, south porch. Flint, with limestone
dressings and quoins. Copper-covered roof continuous over nave and chancel;
pantile roof on south porch. Angle-buttressed west tower with narrow bell-
openings. Small two-light west window. Oversailing tower parapet with cruci-
form corner pinnacles. Remains of C14 arcade to north aisle (now demolished)
blocked-in with brickwork. South porch with C19 sundial over entrance. Fine
C14 ironwork on knocker of south door. Two south windows with reticulated
tracery, one perpendicular window under a four-centred arch, the easternmost
south window with three blocked ogee-headed lights under a square hood mould
Octagonal seven-sacrament font on stepped podium against north wall with traces
of original colour. Rood loft stairs in south wall marking division between
nave and chancel (no chancel arch).


Listing NGR: TG1237618783

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