NHER 11092 (Building record) - St John the Baptist's Church, Harleston

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The town of Harleston was largely set up during the 13th century within the parish of Redenhall, and as such has not received a large church of its own. As a result the church of St John the Baptist is a 'chapel-of-ease' and dates to 1872, and its architect was Phipson, with the stained-glass a single commission from the O'Connors. The church itself is constructed from regular Victorian knapped flint with stone trim. Inside, most of the O'Connors glass remains, with some modern stained glass depicting the local landscape and the church's patron. The west window, of original glass, was restored in 2010.

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Civil Parish REDENHALL WITH HARLESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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St John the Baptist's Church, Harleston.

November 1976. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"1872 by R. M. Phipson. Gothic style. Flint with stone dressings. Steep slated roof. Nave with clerestory, north and south aisles, chancel with polygonal apse, north and south transepts, south transept with stone bellcote. Large tranceried west window with portal below with moulded arch."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
The contemporary churchyard wall was listed Grade II at the same time as the church. It is now recorded separately as NHER 64505.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 November 2020.

This church was constructed in 1872 to replace the small 18th-century chapel (NHER 11093) which had been located in the Market Place.
H. Hamilton (HES), 30 May 2017.

19th century. The apse roof has slate rools that look very like those on the chapel at Gressenhall Workhouse, which are said to be of great rarity.
See file for architect's drawings and newspaper cutting (S2).
E. Rose.

April 2010.
The west window is set to be repaired as part of a restoration project,
See (S2) for further details,
H. White, (NLA), 29 April 2010

July 2010.
The west window is successfully reinstalled following restoration.
See (S3) for further details.
E. Whitcombe (NLA), 6 August 2010.

  • --- Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1899. Hundred of Earsham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol III. pp 52-56.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 383.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1373349.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. [Illustration of St John the Baptist's Church, Harleston]. 15 April.
  • <S3> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. [Articles on the restoration of the window at St John the Baptist's Church, Harleston].

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Mar 17 2022 2:28PM

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