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Church of St Edmund

A Grade II* Listed Building in Thurne, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6848 / 52°41'5"N

Longitude: 1.557 / 1°33'25"E

OS Eastings: 640510

OS Northings: 315613

OS Grid: TG405156

Mapcode National: GBR XJN.QGR

Mapcode Global: WHMTC.WSM4

Plus Code: 9F43MHM4+WR

Entry Name: Church of St Edmund

Listing Date: 25 September 1962

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1304567

English Heritage Legacy ID: 227733

ID on this website: 101304567

Location: St Edmund's Church, Thurne, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29

County: Norfolk

District: Great Yarmouth

Civil Parish: Thurne

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Thurne St Edmund

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


THURNE CHURCH ROAD
TG 41 NW
(north side)
4/63 Church of St. Edmund
25.9.62

- II*

Parish church. Late C13 west tower, nave and chancel. Partly refenestrated
C15. Restored 1853. Flint with ashlar dressings, partly rendered. Thatched
roofs. Square unbuttressed 3 stage tower with ashlar quoins. Cusped lancet
to west above circular squint. A single ringing chamber lancet to west side. -
Boarded belfry windows. Triple crenellations to parapet of brick, probably
late C15. West nave gable on later brick kneelers. Nave supported by stepped
side buttresses. Moulded south doorway with hood on labels. 3 south nave
windows. To west (over south door) 2-light Geometric-window of 1853. Centre
is 2-light late C13 window with trefoiled-headed lights supporting an irregular
quatrefoil vesica. The jambs and mullions are moulded. To east is a 3-light
C15 Perpendicular window under depressed arch. 2 2-light renewed chancel south
and north windows : square-headed and Perpendicular. Between them an arched
priests' door to south side. 4-light C19 intersecting chancel east window.
Gabled north porch also thatched, and supported by diagonal stepped buttresses.
Moulded arched entrance below statutary niche. 2-light side windows. Late
C13 inner north door. One 2-light C14 north nave window. Interior. Arched
doorway into tower. Arch braced nave and chancel roofs dropping to wall posts
One tier butt purlins and ridge piece. Pendant bosses at junctions. Roofs
probably C16. C19 chancel arch and re-set rood beam. Late C17 altar rails
with turned balusters. Chancel with double trefoiled C13 piscina and simple
bench sedilia. C19 octagonal font.

Listing NGR: TG4051015613

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