NHER 10281 (Monument record) - St Edmund's Church, Southwood
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG30NE |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical | SOUTHWOOD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | CANTLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early English and Perpendicular, with early use of brick.
From (S1), copy in file.
(S2) (about 1900) describes church as 'nave chancel and tower. Chancel and nave same width but nave walls thicker, so chancel wider inside'.
Door handle said to be handle of treasure chest sunk in Callow Pit, but this story occurs in many parishes.
North and south doorways, brass matrices, 17th century memorials, two coffin lids with long crosses in yard.
Tiled roof lowered and thatched 1851, but new roof still cut belfry windows! East window Early English, others Decorated. Aumbry, piscina, sedilia in lowered window. Octagonal shafted font. Formerly pinnacles on tower.
Bell, tapestry, books etc taken to Limpenhoe.
Newspaper cutting in file (S3).
Appropriate section from (S4) in file.
August 2005.
The chancel, nave and western tower survive but there is no roof. The nave is 13th century or earlier, the chancel dates to 13th century and the tower is of 13th to 15th century date.
See (S4).
Photographs (S5) and drawing (S6) in file.
D. Robertson (NLA), 30 August 2005.
January 2012.
Section 17 agreement signed.
See (S7).
D. Robertson (HES), 19 January 2012.
Associated Sources (18)
- --- SNF91396 *Digital Archive: Norfolk Monuments Management Project Photographic Archive.
- --- SNF70262 Archive: Norfolk Monuments Management Project File.
- --- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF256.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 669.
- --- SNF90100 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2013. Spotlight on the buildings that open a window on our past. 10 October.
- --- SNF84740 Photograph: 1990. Photographs of St Edmund's Church, Southwood. Colour.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Cantley.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 30 NE 2 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF57365 Correspondence: Department of Environment. 1979. Letter from Department of Environment to County Planning Officer regarding change to scheduled area.. 15 January.
- <S2> SNF4928 Serial: Bryant, T. H.. 1898-1915. The Churches of Norfolk. Vols 1-19. Vols 1-19..
- <S3> SNF3785 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1983. In search of Southwood. 3 November.
- <S4> SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 58; p 51.
- <S5> SNF57366 Photograph: Batcock, N.. St Edmund's Chuch, Southwood.
- <S6> SNF6689 Illustration: Ladbrooke. early 19th c. [unknown]. 1.
- <S7> SNF81945 Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. 2011-2012. Norfolk Monuments Management Project Section 17 agreement.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2018 12:01PM