Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8435 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Fabian and St Sebastian's Church, Woodbastwick |
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Summary
The dedication of this church is unique in England. The church has medieval origins (14th century) but was extensively restored in 1878-79, with the flints used in this restoration knapped at Whitlingham. Inside, the church has a tiebeam roof with crown posts and four-way struts, 19th century stained glass and a monument to the Cator family in the north chancel chapel.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3324 1522 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG31NW |
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| Parish: | WOODBASTWICK, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Flints for restoring plate tracery knapped at Whitlingham 1878 (see file NHER 9662). Donation to steeple 1518.
E. Rose (NAU).
Press cuttings (S1)-(S3) in file.
See (S4) in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 5 June 2006.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG3315A. |
| --- | 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 732. |
| --- | Leaflet: John Pallister. 1973. St Fabian & St Sebastian Church, Woodbastwick.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1975. [Photograph of St Fabian and St Sebastian's Church]. 16 December. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. Thatchers in protest at low quality reed claim. 30 December. |
| <S3> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2000. Church clock a sign of the chimes. 19 May. |
| <S4> | Publication: Anonymous. St Fabian & St Sebastian, Woodbastwick. |
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