Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10447 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Mary's Church, Thwaite |
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Summary
St Mary is an early church, with a Norman south doorway built around 1140 and displaying a variety of decoration including a beast in the apex of the hoodmould. The strong square west tower dates to the 15th century, and frequently utilises brick. The nave itself has a low thatched roof and a brick chancel dating to 1738, with a tile roof. Inside is an early 14th centuy font and screen and a 15th century tower stair door.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 3336 9505 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM39NW |
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| Parish: | THWAITE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1962.
From church. Three pieces of ironbound conglomerate.
In NCM [1].
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Plain rood screen in 1865 (see (S1)).
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU).
Newspaper cutting (S2) in file.
St Mary is an early church, with a Norman south doorway built around 1140 and displaying a variety of decoration including a beast in the apex of the hoodmould. The strong square west tower dates to the 15th century, and frequently utilises brick. The nave itself has a low thatched roof and a brick chancel dating to 1738, with a tile roof. Inside is an early 14th centuy font and screen and a 15th century tower stair door.
Information from (S3).
Ruth Fillery-Travis (NLA), 15 June 2007.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TM 3395A,B. |
| --- | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1372881. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Feilden & Mawson. 1993. Specification and Schedule of Work for the Repair of the Nave Roof and Rainwater Drainage at St Mary's Church, Twaite near Seething, Norfolk. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Thwaite. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Plunkett, G. A. F. 1979. Norfolk Church Screens - 1865 Survey. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVII Pt II pp 178-189. p 188. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. Winner's pride in looking good. 14 May. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 729-730. |
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