NHER 8945 (Building record) - St Peter's Church, Merton

July 1958. Listed, Greade I.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Parish church. C12 and C14. Flint, partly rendered with lead nave and pantiled chancel roofs. West tower, nave, south aisle and chancel. Plain C12 round tower with 2-light bell openings on central scalloped shafts. One 2-light window to lower- stage west, and lancet to north and south ringing chamber. Gabled north porch 1854 with hood mould on head stops... "
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 15 August 2023.

July 1982. Field Observation.
Saxo-Norman round tower; remainder c1310-1340, with 15th and 19th century additions.
Many good furnishings, brasses, etc.
Information from HER Record Card (S4).
See also unpublished report (S16).
E. Rose (NAU), 21 July 1982. Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 15 August 2023.

See report (S16) and press cutting (S17) in file.
Undergraduate dissertation (S20) in file
E. Rose (NAU), 21 July 1982 and 1996

1994 to 1999. Metal-detecting.
A metal detectorist found a part of a missing brass scroll from the medieval monumental brass of William de Grey. See NHER 40117 for location and discovery details.
D. Robertson (NLA), 26 June 2006.

This is one of the sixty five Norfolk churches selected for (S23).
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 February 2006.

Inside are a complete rood stair, a 14th century painted rood screen, de Grey family monuments (from the late 15th century to at least the late 19th century), a late 17th century communion rail and a 15th century Perpendicular font with a tall wooden cover (restored/replaced in 1834).
Information from (S16) and (S22).
D. Robertson (NLA), 26 June 2006.

October 2019-April 2023. Repair works.
A programme of repairs and improvements have been carried out as part of a National Heritage Lottery Fund project and additional grants from the Norfolk Churches Trust, The Round Tower Churches Society, The Geoffrey Watling Charity, and the Paul Bassam Charitable Trust. The nave roof has been restored with zinc following theft of the lead and new catering facilities have been installed. A new guidebook and new heritage displays have also been produced.
Information from press release (S24).
H. Hamilton (HES), 15 August 2023.