Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1767 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Mary's Church, Burnham Westgate |
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Summary
A medieval parish church dating mainly to the 14th and 15th centuries, with elaborate early 16th century carvings on the battlements.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8302 4209 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF84SW |
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| Parish: | BURNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
June 1953. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Parish church of Burnham Westgate. Largely 14th century, with a heavy restoration of 1872 accounting for most exterior details. Flint with stone dressings, lead roofs, slated chancel, pantiled porch. West tower, four-bay north and south aisles, south porch, three-bay chancel. Two-bay north chapel."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.
Tower with remains of round headed openings, and nave west wall older than present size of nave and tower.
Remainder of tower, nave, aisles, chancel and north chapel early 14th century.
South porch, tower arch, tower battlements (and belfry stage?) late 15th century.
Drastically restored in the late 19th century.
Effigy of about 1300.
17th century bells.
See (S2)
E. Rose (NAU) 26 June 1986.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- EFFIGY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (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: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF8342/AV - AZ, ABA - ABB; TF8242/L - N. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1998. TF 8342ABJ. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 227-228. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1238100. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1994. Building Report.. Building Report. |
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