Description

SK 97 62 HARMSTON CHURCH LANE
4/24
23.8.67
All Saints Parish
Church

11*

Church. C11, C12, C18 and C19. Coursed rubble with ashlar dresings. Norman west
tower the only remains of the medieval church which was rebuilt in 1717, and then
largely rebuilt again in 1868 by the architect Withers. The late Cll west tower has
an opening on each face, at bell chamber level, each is made up of coupled
round-headed openings with columns with scalloped capitals between. The crenellated
top with 8 pinnacles is Perpendicular. C19, 3 bay nave with circular clerestorey
windows, north and south-aisles, south porch 2 bay chancel. All the windows have
simple plate tracery. Tower arch early C19, triple responds with capitals with a band
of leaves standing up and volutes above. The arcades may be early C18 incorporating
re-used medieval work. Simple C19 fittings. Two good C18 monuments, 1722 and 1738
both to Thorold family.

Listing NGR: SK9727162275

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549203

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings