Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3011 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Mary's Church, Bylaugh |
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Summary
This medieval church has 18th and 19th century additions and renovations. It has a round tower, which includes Roman brick, that may be 11th or 12th century in date. The belfry may date to the 14th century. The current interior was laid out in the early 19th century and is one of only two Georgian church interiors in Norfolk not altered later in the century.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0361 1832 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NW |
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| Parish: | BYLAUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October 1992. Field Observation.
A small church with a round west tower, nave, chancel, north and south trancepts, and a south porch (the porch is no longer extant). Roman bricks were used in the construction of the round tower, which may be Saxo-Norman in origin. The octagonal belfry may date to c. 1320, but contains some elements that could suggest a Late Perpendicular construction. The nave was widened in the 14th/15th century. The porch appears to have been added in the early 18th century, and indeed is described in Martin's church notes as 'modern' (S4), but was removed at an unknown date. Most of church was rebuilt and the transepts were added in 1810. St. Mary's church is unique in Norfolk as it retains an internal layout and furnishings of early 19th century date.
See (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 October 1992.
1996. Field Observation.
A more detailed examination of the tower from scaffolding confirmed that the bricks used in its initial construction are Roman.
Information from (S1).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 17 January 2008.
NGR corrected from original TG 0365 1871
M. Horlock (NLA), 26 March 2003.
October 2011. Planning application.
Replacement of lead on roof ridges with roof tiles following theft of lead from some ridges.
See (S5).
Z. Dack (HES), 23 November 2011.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- CHURCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG0318K, L, M,. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NW 8 [3]. |
| --- | 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 422-423. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. The road to nowhere. 20 July. |
| --- | Leaflet: 1983. The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bylaugh.. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Church takes lead in bid to beat thieves. 27 June. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 1992. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. [Photograph of St Mary's Church, Bylaugh]. 12 February. |
| <S3> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. Big task for small village. 27 January. |
| <S4> | Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. 1772. |
| <S5> | Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application. |
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