The amount of reused stonework in the church indicates there was an earlier church on the site. The oldest part of the present building is the Early English 13th century north doorway. The chancel, nave and aisles were made in two periods in Decorated style in the 14th century work and a 14th century screen still survives. The tower is unusally tall and grand and was built in Perpendicular style in the 15th century with remarkable concrete roof added in 1963. The church was restored in 1864.
--- | Aerial Photograph: TF9129 A,H-K,V-W,AL-AP. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984-1985. [Articles on the repairs of the windows at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Fakenham]. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. [Articles of the stone skull found at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Fakenham]. |
--- | Article in Serial: Plunkett, G. A. F. 1979. Norfolk Church Screens - 1865 Survey. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVII Pt II pp 178-189. p 182. |
--- | Article in Monograph: Fernie, E. 1996. The Building: An Introduction. Norwich Cathedral: Church, City and Diocese, 1096-1996. Atherton, I. et al (eds). pp 47-58. p 54. |
--- | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1900. Hundred of Gallow. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol VI. pp 38-48. |
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 92 NW 21. |
--- | 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 457. |
--- | Newspaper Article: The Times. 1990. Church in the spotlight. 12 January. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992-1997. [Articles on the bells at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Fakenham]. |
--- | Serial: 1826. Supplement to Excursions through Norfolk. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. [Articles on the closing of the tower at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Fakenham until repair work]. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Festival to keep spirits up. 29 September. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Prince gives his backing to church's appeal fund. 20 October. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Church bells may not ring at Christmas. 30 November. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1995. Friends' plea to save church. 21 April. |
--- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2017. Parish church sealed off. 25 February. |
--- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF6380. |
<S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1039454. |
<S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2003. Building Report.. Building Report. |
<S3> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2005. Addendum to Building Report. Building Report. |
<S4> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Boyle, M. 2005. An Archaeological Watching Brief at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Fakenham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1083. |
<S5> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2006. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2005. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 124-136. p 127. |
<S6> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008-2009. [Articles on the restoration of the reredos at SS Peter and Paul's Church, Fakenham]. |