Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6051 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | All Saints' Church, West Harling |
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Summary
This church was built around 1300. It consists of a west tower, nave and south porch, chancel and north vestry. The chancel arch dates to the 13th century, most of the windows in the nave are 15th century and part of the south wall of the nave was rebuilt in the 19th century. The tower is 14th century and once had a spire. Reburial of human bones found at Middle Harling (NHER 6033) found an undated wall and fragments of Middle Saxon and medieval pottery. The church is now redundant.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 9741 8516 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL98NE |
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| Parish: | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 1958. Listed, Grade I.
See (S1) for the listing description.
Basically of around 1300, many later alterations.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 3 April 1981.
1994. Excavation to re-bury human remains from NHER 6033.
Wall, Middle Saxon and medieval sherds found.
Monument Types
- WALL (Unknown date)
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 17; pp 50, 65-72. |
| --- | Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown. |
| --- | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1901. Hundred of Guiltcross. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol VIII. pp 52-60. |
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NE 35 [2]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Guide to All Saints' Church, West Harling.. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. [Illustration of All Saints' Church, West Harling]. 25 May. |
| --- | Publication: Frere Management Statement signed. 2. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 764-765; Pl 100. |
| --- | Monograph: Hart, S.. 2010. Medieval Church Window Tracery in England. p 21. |
| --- | Leaflet: All Saints' Church, West Harling, Norfolk.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2013. Another hidden gem of a church is hailed by TV presenter Loyd. 24 May. |
| --- | Photograph: CXV 20-21. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1342501. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1978. Building Report.. Building Report. |
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