Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8275 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Peter's Church, Smallburgh |
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Summary
A church has been recorded on this site since the 12th century but the present building is all 15th century (the 14th century style east window is in fact a Victorian replacement) and consists of an aisleless nave, chancel and south porch. The old west tower collapsed in 1677 and was replaced in the Georgian period with a box-like one. In 1902 the west end was rebuilt with a bell cote, in a rather austere style that sits a little uncomfortably with the rambling graveyard. Inside is also somewhat spartan, mainly the result of a Victorian restoration, but contrast this with the overpowering painted false hammerbeam roof, contemporary with rebuilt west end, but painted in the 1920s under the supervision of the Rector's wife, with devotional texts on the wall plate. The roof itself looks unfinished, the hammerbeam ends sticking out into the air. A good piscina and sedilia can be seen in the chancel and there is another piscina in the southeast corner of the nave. Another medieval survival is the bottom half of the painted 15th century rood screen, retaining a good deal of colour, though the saints in the panels are heavily defaced. Three more panels are reset on the east wall. The south door, rather damaged, is also 15th century, the octagonal font probably 14th century.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3336 2395 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG32SW |
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| Parish: | SMALLBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Perpendicular on older site. Roman coin and early medieval sherds in graveyard. For full details see report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU).
Listed grade II* (S2). E. Rose (NAU).
Church recorded on site since 12th century, but present building all Perpendicular ('Decorated' east window is Victorian). South porch with damged round piscina and mass dial. Tower fell in 1677, was replaced by in Georgian times by a box-like one then again in 1902 by a buttress-like bell cote. Inside is an overpowering painted roof (unfinished) of 1902 in 'German' style. Good Perpendicular piscina and sedilia in chancel; another piscina in southeast corner of nave. Painted dado of rood screen with fleur de lys pattern on back. Base of rood stair with peg holes in door; marks of unusually low rood beam. Mutilated traceried south door. Large Gothic Revival memorial, also good 18th century monuments. Octagonal font on Perpendicular pilastered stem.
E. Rose (NAU).
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG3323 A-C,D,E. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 666. |
| --- | Illustration: Ladbrooke. [unknown]. |
| --- | Website: Knott, S.. 2005. St Peter, Smallburgh. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/smallburgh/smallburgh.htm. 15/05/2007. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Smallburgh. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Smallburgh. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Hayden, A. 2007. Church and Other Organs. Glaven Historian. No 10 pp 3-9. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NAU). 1979. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S2> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. |
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