NHER 2355 (Building record) - All Saints' Church, Toftrees

March 1959. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Parish Church. Flint with stone dressings; slated nave and leaded chancel roofs. North and south nave doors c.1300. Nave south wall with one simple lancet, one cusped lancet and one paired cusped lancet. South porch with some 16th century brick dressings and brick arch."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

December 1983. Field Observation.
Finds discovered in the edge of a recently cleaned dry area trench.
1 late medieval floor tile fragment (no surviving glaze, Flemish) from north of tower.
1 medieval body sherd from south of nave.
1 body sherd, possibly medieval unglazed, from north of nave.
Finds deposited with the Norfolk Museums Service (NWHCM: 1984.299)
Information from HER Notes (S2).
H. Hamilton (HES), 24 August 2022.

January 1984. All Saints Churchyard. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
"Base and shaft of Cross. 15th century, stone. Detached from original position. Rectangular base with chamfered octagonal superstructure with shaft of cross cut off."
Information from (S3).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.

January 1984. Field Observation (Visual Assessment)
Substantial Late Saxon or Saxo-Norman remains with Roman tile.
Norman font, very fine.
Church rebuilt late 13th century, tower 14th; alterations 15th to 19th centuries.
Cross base in yard.
See detailed report in HER Notes (S3) and later typed copy (S4)for further details.
E. Rose (NAU), 20 January 1984.

November 1990. Field Observation.
Objects recovered from spoil of pipe trench along the path to the gate
Finds deposited with the Norfolk Museums Service.
Information from HER Notes (S2).
H. Hamilton (HES), 24 August 2022.

June 1991. Field Observation.
Observation of drainage trench from southeast corner of the church to the gate near the south end of the east edge of the churchyard.
No observable features.
6 sherds medieval unglazed pottery and 1 body sherd of Grimston ware recovered from spoil.
Finds deposited with the Norfolk Museums Service
Information from HER Notes (S2).
H. Hamilton (HES), 24 August 2022.

September 1998. Cross Scheduled.
Scheduling description:
The monument includes the remains of a standing stone cross located within All Saints' churchyard, approximately 9m to the south east of the east end of the chancel. The cross, which is Listed Grade II, is 15th century in date and includes the socket stone and the lower part of the shaft with a further section of shaft lying on the ground alongside.
The socket stone, which is set into the ground, is square to octagonal with decorative ball flower ornaments at the four corners and moulding around the top. It measures 0.76m square at the base and is at least 0.3m in height. The lower part of the shaft is mortised into the socket stone. It is 0.26m square at the base, rising through chamfered corners with stop angles to a tapering octagonal section, and is 0.47m high. A mortise hole on the top of the shaft measures 0.13m in diameter by 70mm in depth. The further section of shaft,0.74m long, is half buried in the ground immediately to the west of the socket stone. The full height of the standing portion of the cross in its present form is 1.23m.
Information from Scheduling Description (S5) and Notification (S6) and further digital designation record (S7).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S5) for the current details.
E. Rose (NLA) 12 November 1998.