NHER 7565 (Building record) - St Peter's and Paul's Church, Tuttington
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Summary
This small church has a 12th century round tower. The chancel is in the Decorated style and the nave windows are early Perpendicular style. The majority of the church dates to 1450 but it underwent restorations in 1884 and 1912. Inside is an octagonal Perpendicular font, poppyhead benches and a reset Norman Piscina.
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG22NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURGH AND TUTTINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Round tower. Chancel in Decorated style, restored 1904, nave windows early Perpendicular.
Church supposedly dated to 1450 but this may well be inaccurate.
Reset Norman piscina.
Brief notes in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 28 September 1977.
(S2) discusses the 'uncertain' date of the round tower.
A. Beckham (HES), 18 January 2020.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF82105 Leaflet: Bestelink, W.. A short guide to the church of St Peter and St Paul,Tuttington..
- --- SNF4941 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. pp 384-390.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 703-704.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6555 Directory: Kelly, E.. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk..
- <S2> SNF100360 Unpublished Report: Atkin, M. 1983. Two Round Towered churches from Norwich. Publication article. p. 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (7)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (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)
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2025 3:16PM