NHER 6822 (Building record) - St Margaret's Church, Suffield

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Summary

St Margaret is a flint building with a late 13th century chancel containing a handsome double piscina of Purbeck marble. The east bay of the north aisle is in the Decorated style, though the rest of the church is in the Perpendicular style. The main roofs date to 1868, although the arch-braced roods are early 16th century and there remains some tracery work in the spandrels. Inside is a particularly attractive and interesting screen from the 15th century, depicting a large number of animals and saints in allegories and stories from the Bible.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1049871: CHURCH OF ST MARGARET

Location

Map sheet	TG23SW
Civil Parish	SUFFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

13th to 16th centuries. Good rood screen.
For full details see report (S1) in file.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 5 November 1981.

See (S2).

29 July 1996. NLA aerial photography (S3).
Appears on photograph.
H. Clare (NLA), 27 April 2001.

April 2011. Watching Brief.
An archaeological watching brief was carried out by Chris Birks Archaeological Services at St Margaret's Church, Suffield, during installation of rainwater drainage system. No finds or features of archaeological significance were present within the limits of the excavations.
See report (S4) for further details.
E. Bales (HES), 23 July 2012.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF12857 Aerial Photograph: TG2331 E-G.
--- SNF82088 Leaflet: Bestelink, W.. A short guide to the church of St Margaret of Antioch, Suffield..
--- SNF4949 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1900. Hundred of North Erpingham. Vol V. pp 94-103.
--- SNF73939 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. £1.4m church repairs boost. 19 February.
--- SNF81917 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Church friends inviting bids for repair work. 15 October.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF56622 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1981. Building Report. Building Report.
<S2> SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 681-682.
<S3> SNF48823 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG2331/K.
<S4> SNF84386 Unpublished Contractor Report: Birks, C. 2011. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at St Margaret of Antioch Church, Suffield, Norfolk. Chris Birks Archaeological Services. CB250R.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD to 2100 AD)

Object Types (10)

DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOD SCREEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Suffield (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 20 2018 12:01PM