NHER 10702 (Building record) - St Mary's Church, Haddiscoe

The parish church was constructed in c. AD 1140 and an aisle was added to the north later in the 12th century with thorough re-modelling of the windows during the Later Middle Ages (5th - 15th centuries). The church stands on an outcrop with a ravine on the south side of the churchyard. The building is constructed from flint with ashlar dressings.
See (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 16 June 2010.

Important Saxo-Norman tower and Norman nave doorways, one with a Norman carving above. Chancel with circular windows, extended eastwards late 13th century. North aisle replaced a Norman chapel (or perhaps two?) in early 14th century when south nave wall also rebuilt. Church heightened and refenestrated in 15th century; tower top and south porch of this date. Restored 1861.
Contents include very early ironwork on south door and 16th century grave slab with Dutch inscription. Good memorial in churchyard. Monument set into churchyard wall to William Salter, died 1776.
Neolithic flints reported from here.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 11 April 2000.

January 2006.
Fragments of medieval wall paintings survive, including a 14th century depiction of St Christopher on the north wall of the nave.
Information from (S3).
D. Robertson (NLA), 31 January 2006.

This is one of the sixty-five Norfolk churches selected for (S4).
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 February 2006.

June 2008. Architectural and historical appraisal.
The masonry walls are largely original medieval work, with rare early quoins at one corner. The church was restored in 1886 by Herbert John Green. The church tower has three stages and probably relates to three periods of construction marked by donations received in 1471, 1476 and 1516. The tower roof was replaced in 1870. The south side of the nave is completely rendered, and at the apex of the roof is a floriate stone Latin cross. The chancel is constructed of random cut flints and was constructed in 1310-20. The south porch was erected in the 1430s but was much altered in the 1870 restoration.
See report (S5) for further details.
H. White (NLA), 22 October 2009

September 2008. Analysis of the plasters at the eastern end of the nave.
The late medieval plaster work at the eastern end of the nave has been severely damaged by water ingress. See (S6) for recommendations for repair works. (S6) also states that the chancel arch was inserted through the Norman east wall, altering the interpretation provided in (S5).
H. White (NLA), 22 October 2009.