Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9136 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Spooner Row Church, Wymondham |
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Summary
Spooner Row Church was built as a school in 1843. It stands on the junction of School Road and Chapel Road, and is of brick and slate with a nave and sanctuary. It is thought that this may also have been the site of the Holy Trinity Guildhall.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 0962 9742 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09NE |
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| Parish: | WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Built as a school in 1843.
E. Rose.
Listed building description (S1) adds: By John Buckler. Brick and slate, nave and sanctuary. Six bays north and south between buttresses, windows are lancets under square hoods. West hall below two lancets with third in gable.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 3 May 1994.
Reference (S2) states this stands on the site of Holy Trinity Guildhall.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 April 1997.
Architect's plans 1999, see (S3) in file.
However, (S4) states that there is no evidence for John Buckler being the architect. The church now has the bell from Silfield Church, which is the only bell ever made by G. Day and Co. of Eye in 1915.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 April 2007.
September 2009. Building survey.
For further information see (S5).
A. Cattermole (HES), 1 February 2011.
Monument Types
- GUILDHALL? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- CHURCH (19th Century to 21st Century - 1843 AD to 2100 AD)
- SCHOOL (19th Century to 21st Century - 1843 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 667. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1293213. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Barnhall, K. 1996. The Religious Guilds of Wymondham, c 1470-1550. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 321-331. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
| <S4> | Publication: Cattermole, P.. 2007. Wymondham Abbey. P 161-2. pp 161-162. |
| <S5> | Unpublished Document: UEA Schools Survey. 2009. Norfolk Rural Schools Survey Form. Spooner Row.. |
Related records
| 55257 | Related to: Spooner Row Primary School, Station Road (Building) |
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