Building record M41 - Church of St James, Normanton on Soar

Summary

CHURCH (Medieval to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 51871 22909 (33m by 29m)
Map sheet SK52SW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Normanton on Soar, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Consists of nave with chancel, central tower with spire and trancepts. Cruciform shape. Largely C13. Old font. 6 old benches. (no ref)
[The] crossing tower with spire [is] a rarity in Nottinghamshire. Its date is C13. The church is aisleless and also of the C13. Nave clerestory Perp. N transept 1889-90 by W. S. Weatherley. Font: octagonal, C14. Bench ends: a few old, plain ones. (1)
The oldest part ... is the tower, erected about the beginning of the C13th. The work of building [was] all within the first half of the C13th. In the C15th the important step was taken of raising the walls of the nave, and introducing an open roof with a lower pitch than before. (2)
See L7936 for P Med monuments, L7908 for nearby earthworks.


Listed buildings slides, 31 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 209 (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> Thoroton Society, 1910, TTS, p 9-10 (Published document). SNT337.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 31 slides.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 209.
  • <2> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1910. TTS. 14. p 9-10.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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