NHER 10465 (Building record) - St Peter's Church, Mundham
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MUNDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Slab and brass to W. Harborne 1617, see (S1).
One bell of 13th/14th century - information from informant [1].
E. Rose (NAU) 30 January 1986.
Tower damaged by lightning July 1994.
Information from [2].
September 1960. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description:
Flint with stone dressings. Pantile and slate roofs. West tower, 12th century nave, 19th century north aisle, south porch, 14th century chancel. Embattled tower of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses to west. Restored west window of 2 cupsed lights with a perpendicular member rising from the head of each light; hood mould; some brick voussoirs. Small single cusped lights with hood moulds to the ringing chamber. Bell-openings as west window. Flushwork battlement with pinnacles at angles. 3-bay nave with added buttresses to south. 2 restored 3 ogee-light windows, under square hood moulds. North aisle of 1887 has 2 similar windows. 19th century doorway in west wall of aisle. No clerestorey.
Unbuttressed chancel of 2 bays with 2 restored 2-light Decorated windows to south with hood moulds with figure stops. Similar window to north. East window 19th century Decorated. Unbuttressed south porch to first nave bay. 19th century 2-light windows to east and west; archway with polygonal shafts, capitals and bases with hollow chamfer to arch; continuous outer order; hood mould. Blocked niche over. Elaborately carved 12th century nave doorway of 3 orders. Chevron moulded and plain shafts; intermediate angles with concave flowers, pyramidal and cable mouldings. Arch with chevron, paired scroll and billet mouldings. Interior: stoup beside south door. Nave arcade of 2 bays of 1887. Westernmost nave bay is used as a vestry, the wall to nave with medieval paintings including St Christopher. Opening in south wall of tower having brick reveals and arch, possibly a wafer oven. Tower arch with imposts. Nave roof with embattled wall plate. Plain ashlaring, scissor-braces. 15th century rood screen with cavetto moulding to middle rail, remains of crenellation to top rail. Chancel: restored piscina. Arch braced roof with roll-moulded wall plate, purlins and braces. 19th century font; remains of 12th century font bowl and supporting shafts with some capitals in tower.
Royal arms dated 1743 GIIR.
Information from (S2).
S. Spooner (NLA) 10 July 2006
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF13441 Aerial Photograph: TM 3298A,C,D.
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 550-551.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2819 Article in Serial: 1984. [unknown]. Yarmouth Archaeology. Vol II, part I, p 20.
- <S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1305975.
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2018 3:57PM