Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7323 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | SS Peter and Paul's Church, Oulton |
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Summary
This small church dates to around the 1350s, of Decorated and Perpendicular styles with later 18th century alterations. The churchyard that contains several interesting 18th and 19th century tombstones.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1365 2846 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NW |
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| Parish: | OULTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
This medieval church dates to the Decorated/Perpendicular transition (around 1350). It was formerly cruciform in shape. Altered in 18th century, but thankfully sparingly. Medieval floor tile in Cambridge University Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography.
See notes and (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 23 February 1990.
2018.
Research on medieval tile makers has confirmed that the tile in the Cambridge University of Anthropology and Ethnography has been mis-labelled and in fact comes from Oulton Church in Suffolk.
Information from personal communication. See also published article (S2).
H. Hamilton (HES), 23 February 2023.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (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)
- WALL PAINTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRASS (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1636 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG1328 A-D. |
| --- | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. pp 310-317. |
| --- | Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740. |
| --- | 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 631. |
| --- | Photograph: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Oulton. Print. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Oulton. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Church reveals art secrets. 8 March. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990. Church chest thieves took a piece of village history too. 20 February. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Drury, P. 2018. The Medieval Tile-Makers of Oulton. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Vol 44, pt2. |
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