NHER 4092 (Building record) - Remains of Church of St. Paul, Kempstone

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Summary

A ruined Late Saxon, medieval and later parish church. Sections of the nave date to the 11th century and in the south wall is a Late Saxon window. The chancel was added during the 14th century, the tower was built in the 15th century and various alterations and additions were made during the 18th and 19th centuries. By the end of the 19th century the church was disused and partly ruined. A new nave roof was added in 1904, but it had collapsed by the 1950s. The chancel arch and most of the chancel roof collapsed between 1978 and 1983. Medieval decorated floor tiles have been collected from the site.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1077482: REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST PAUL

Location

Map sheet	TF81NE
Civil Parish	KEMPSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Late Saxon window. Main building Decorated to Perpendicular, ruinous. Floor tiles and lava quern from rubble given to NCM.
Bier at St Peter Hungate Museum, Norwich.
See notes and copy of survey (S1) in file.
See section of (S2) and photographs (S3) in file.

April 2006.
Sections of the nave date to the 11th century. The chancel was added during the 14th century, the tower was built in the 15th century and various alterations and additions were made during the 18th and 19th centuries. By the end of the 19th century the church was disused and partly ruined. A new nave roof was added in 1904, but it had collapsed by the 1950s. The chancel arch and most of the chancel roof collapsed between 1978 and 1983.
Information from (S2).
D. Robertson (NLA), 3 April 2006.

May 2005
Collapsed south wall of nave which contained the double-splayed window. The distinctive triangular flint keystone recorded in Batcock has been recovered and stored at Gressenhall for possible re-use.
S.Heywood (HES), 15 June 2016

Associated Sources (15)

--- SNF53899 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. TF 8816AE-AF.
--- SNF11776 Aerial Photograph: TF8816 X,Y.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077482.
--- SNF6690 Illustration: Ladbrooke. [unknown].
--- SNF4937 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1903. Hundred of Launditch. The Churches of Norfolk. pp 118-121.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 450.
--- SNF82803 Photograph: Photographs of remains of Church of St. Paul, Kempston. Black & white.
--- 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. TF 81 NE 7 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF62387 Unpublished Document: Rogerson, A.. 1978. Kempstone St Paul.
<S2> SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 48; pp 51, 97-101.
<S3> SNF10361 Photograph: ZV, ZW, BBL21-36, (AR31-32 Ladbrooke).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (4)

QUERN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEYSTONE (Medieval - 1070 AD to 1100 AD)

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Kempstone (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 26 2018 1:24PM