NHER 8649 (Building record) - St Michael's Church, Ormesby St Michael

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Summary

This parish church consists of a crenellated west tower with gargoyles, a thatched nave, lead roofed chancel, thatched south porch and a 20th century north shed which covers a blocked north door. The tower and chancel are 13th century, the nave 14th century. The tower and nave were heightened in the 15th century. The chancel was restored in 1787, and a further restoration carried out from 1885. More restoration in the 1970s included the addition of the south porch and rethatching the nave. Inside is a 13th century octagonal font with eight Purbeck marble columns. There is also a fine collection of memorials and plaques.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1287570: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

Location

Map sheet	TG41SE
Civil Parish	ORMESBY ST MICHAEL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Full Description

Church possibly of Saxon or Norman origins, but now mostly of about 1300 with heightening and windows of 15th century origin.
Altered 18th and 19th century.
Very fine collection of post medieval memorial tablets.
See report (S1) in file. Press cutting (S2), photographs (S3) and architect's plans (S4) in file. (S5).
E. Rose (NLA), 9 October 1992.

September 2009.
The Madonna and Child stained glass window designed in the nineteenth-century by Henry Holiday has been selected to appear on a Christmas postage stamp.
See (S6) for further details
H. White, (NLA), 23 September 2009

2012. Watching Brief.
Details awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2017.

Associated Sources (12)

--- SNF13059 Aerial Photograph: TG4814E.
--- SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
--- SNF64237 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1899. Hundreds of East and West Flegg. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol IV. pp 50-55.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 630.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF56544 Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 1992. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S2> SNF3468 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1975. New top for St. Michael's. 24 September.
<S3> SNF10005 Photograph: FWD 33-7.
<S4> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
<S5> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1287570.
<S6> SNF72244 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. [Articles on the stained glass window of the Madonna and Child design used for a Christmas postage stamp].

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (9)

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)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WINDOW (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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Ormesby St Michael (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 18 2018 3:13PM