NHER 2642 (Building record) - St John the Evangelist's church, Oxborough
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Summary
Despite losing its roof in 1948, the church of St John the Evangelist remains in use, with worship taking place in the attached chancel. The destruction of the nave roof was caused by the collapse of the large tower, which had been hit by lightning in 1878 and repaired over many decades. The remaining church is highly picturesque, the walls of the main buildings remaining and their floors carpeted by green turf. Luckily enough, the chancel also shelters some of the finest terracotta tombs and tombstones in England, examples of the peak of Catholic art on the eve of the Reformation.
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Ruined church of the Perpendicular period. Part still roofed contained very important terracotta monuments.
See notes in secondary file.
E. Rose October 1990.
This is one of the sixty five Norfolk churches selected for (S1).
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 February 2006.
August 2008. Building Survey.
Examination of the Bedingfeld Chantry and consideration of repairs required to the roof.
See report (S2) for full details.
S. Howard (HES), 29 October 2010.
See (S3) for a discussion of the Bedingfield monuments.
H. White (NLA), 22 October 2009.
The roof timbers taken for tree-ring analysis yielded no conclusive results (S4).
D. Gurney (NLA), 1 April 2010.
Associated Sources (28)
- --- SNF50382 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF 7401ACB - ACH..
- --- SNF48557 Aerial Photograph: TF 7401/ ABU.
- --- SNF11610 Aerial Photograph: TF7401 D,E-G,J-M,Y,AT.
- --- SNF100758 Article in Serial: Manning, C. R. 1864. Lost brasses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 3-26. p 22.
- --- SNF72346 Article in Serial: Purcell, D.. 1973. Sixteenth-century terra-cotta in East Anglia.. ASCHB. Vol 1.
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF99171 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1903. Hundred of South Greenhoe. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XII. pp 191-211.
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 582-583; Pl 31.
- --- SNF7580 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. pp 280-282; Pl 44a.
- --- SNF94481 Newspaper Article: [Photograph of St John the Evangelist's church, Oxborough].
- --- SNF65876 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. Dispute holds up vital chapel repairs. 21 June.
- --- SNF65877 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Artists' work helps save rare church treasures. 1 August.
- --- SNF80025 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Grants given to 18 county churches. 17 February.
- --- SNF65878 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1999. Collapsing tower of Oxborough!. 12 April.
- --- SNF9074 Photograph: CBH 13.
- --- SNF85077 Photograph: Photographs of St John the Evangelist's church, Oxborough. Black & white.
- --- SNF62558 Publication: Butler-Stoney, R.. 1986. The Church of St John the Evangelist, Oxborough.
- --- SNF72345 Publication: Country Life. 1929. Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. 17 August.
- --- 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 70 SW 7b [3].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF4928 Serial: Bryant, T. H.. 1898-1915. The Churches of Norfolk. Vols 1-19. Vols 1-19..
- --- SNF78229 Unpublished Document: Heywood, S. 2008. Repairs to the Bedingfield chantry chapel at the church of St John the Evangelist, Oxborough.. August.
- --- SNF97557 Website: Knott, S.. 2005. St John, Oxborough. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/oxboroughcofe/oxboroughcofe.htm. 24 November 2006.
- <S1> SNF62471 Publication: Jenkins, S. 2000. England's Thousand Best Churches.
- <S2> SNF72986 Unpublished Report: Heywood, S. 2009. The Church of St John the Evangelist, Oxborough. Repairs to the Bedingfield chantry chapel.
- <S3> SNF72344 Thesis: Rolfe, M. 1993. Renaissance Terra-Cotta Monuments in East Anglia: A study in Conservation.
- <S4> SNF73606 Monograph: Bridge, M. C. 2009. St John's Church, Oxborough, Norfolk. Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Roof of the Bedingfield Chapel. English Heritage Research Department Report Series. 80-2009.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (7)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOMB (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
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