Building record M41 - Church of St James, Normanton on Soar
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 51871 22909 (33m by 29m) |
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Map sheet | SK52SW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Normanton on Soar, Rushcliffe |
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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.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Parent of: Church of St James, Normanton on Soar - C13 phase (Element) (L41)
- Parent of: Church of St James, Normanton on Soar - C14 font (Element) (L9818)
- Parent of: Church of St James, Normanton on Soar - C19 phase (Element) (L9819)
- Parent of: Church of St James, Normanton on Soar- Post-medieval monuments (Element) (L7936)
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM