Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6820 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Ethelbert's Church, Alby |
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Summary
A medieval church with 19th century additions and alterations. Building work in the nave in 1996 revealed a flint wall with a blocked doorway, timber beams, a clay floor and medieval floor tiles. A medieval coin was found with a metal detector in the nave.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2026 3361 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG23SW |
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| Parish: | ALBY WITH THWAITE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Possibly of Norman origin. Some windows, doors and possibly porch are of Decorated period. Most of church seems to be of two periods of Perpendicular work in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, the first scheme not being completed; this despite the similarity of some windows to early 14th century forms. Two early 19th century Gothick windows. 15th century font; base of rood screen.
See full report (S1) in file. See also (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 23 May 1995.
1996. Excavation
Carried out under the supervision of E. Rose for the re-flooring of nave floor revealed redeposited medieval tiles, 19th century alterations and other features. Possible south wall of original church was exposed towards the south side of the nave, 3.7 meters south of the north wall and which also contained a blocked doorway which is east to the present south doorway.
Evidence indicates that the original church was widened to the south before the 14th century and was then extended west with the present Decorated-style doorways.
Medieval coin reported found with metal detector.
See file for further details. These observation are also noted in (S3) and (S4).
E. Rose (NLA), 7 February 1996 amended by M. Langham-Lopez (HES) 08 July 2013.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- Xbell frame (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: HFE 28-35, HJB 3-4. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG 2033D,E. |
| --- | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. pp 1-7. |
| --- | Map: Bryant. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk. |
| --- | 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. pp 358-359. |
| --- | Illustration: Ladbrooke. 1823. [unknown]. |
| --- | Correspondence: Peter Codling Architects. 1995. Letter to E. Rose (NLA). 4 May. |
| --- | Leaflet: Vyse, J.W.M.. 1976. The parish church of Saint Ethelbert, Alby, Norfolk.. |
| --- | Leaflet: The churches of the Erpingham Group of parishes: A short architectural guide.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 1995. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S2> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 547. |
| <S4> | Article in Serial: Nenk, B. S., Haith, C. and Bradley, J. 1997. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1996. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XLI pp 241-328. p 277. |
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