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Church of The Sacred Heart

A Grade II Listed Building in North Walsham, Norfolk

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Latitude: 52.8196 / 52°49'10"N

Longitude: 1.3851 / 1°23'6"E

OS Eastings: 628189

OS Northings: 330047

OS Grid: TG281300

Mapcode National: GBR WFK.904

Mapcode Global: WHMSQ.7DT8

Plus Code: 9F43R99P+V2

Entry Name: Church of The Sacred Heart

Listing Date: 16 April 2003

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1096061

English Heritage Legacy ID: 490027

ID on this website: 101096061

Location: North Walsham, North Norfolk, NR28

County: Norfolk

District: North Norfolk

Civil Parish: North Walsham

Built-Up Area: North Walsham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Walsham North St Nicholas

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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NORTH WALSHAM
KING'S ARMS STREET
Church of The Sacred Heart

16-APR-03

II

Church. 1934-5 by E. Bower Norris. Red brick laid in Flemish bond; flat asphalt roofs. The southwest tower has a green copper pyramid capping. Nave, aisles, chancel and south-west porch-tower. Scandinavian Art Deco style.

EXTERIOR: west front with slightly projecting centre section with rectangular stone doorcase. Recessed double-leaf single-panel doors. Centre section projects above parapet line and contains three tall lancets fitted with metal casements, the centre one rising higher. Each light flanked by triangular brick fillets which rise to parapet and drop through apron to lintel of doorcase. One single-light metal casement right and left of doorcase. Aisle west ends terminate in single-storey square extensions lit through one metal lancet to each exposed face. That to south developed as base of porch-tower, with a triple-rebated square-headed doorway to south containing single-panel door. Each face of tower with two square brick fillets rising to stepped parapet and enclosing two tiers of metal lancets. Parapet with three set-offs, the second one with three tall narrow recesses. Stone parapet with one raised panel to each face. Aisles lit through three sets of triple lancets containing metal casements, framed by triangular brick fillets rising from plinth course to parapet. Three cast-iron water hoppers and downpipes to aisles and blind clerestory deployed as part of design. Chancel with one triple lancet to north and south. Blind east end. Single-storey vestry rooms attached to north of chancel, embracing east end of north nave aisle. Flat-roofed sacristies and confessionals fill the northeast corner.

INTERIOR: narrow west narthex separated from nave by west screen. A choir gallery was created over the narthex in 2004, with a framed glazed front. Round-headed arches to north and south into aisle extensions. Nave without arcade division of aisles, which are marked by lower ceiling height. Round-arched doorways at west end of aisles fitted with double doors. Flat nave and chancel ceiling with plastered and reinforced concrete beams. Arched entrances to chapels at east end of aisles Stilted triangular-headed openings from chancel chapels to chancel, fitted with wrought-iron grilles. Round-headed recess in chancel east wall. Plain octagonal font. Glazed west screen consists of four sections either side of double panelled doors. Panelled screen dado and panelled cornice. Each of the eight glazed sections with Art Deco glass, stained in pale colours and with geometric motifs in leading and glazing patterns. Similar Art Deco glazing to aisle windows. All the windows are square headed. Original wrought-iron altar rails with timber top rail. Plaster Stations of the Cross. The present benches were installed in the 1970s. A fine quality and little-altered church of the period which has very carefully designed external detailing and good fittings including characteristic stained glass.

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