Remains of the West Tower of the Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. A {} Church.
Remains of the West Tower of the Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- idle-stone-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broadland
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church
- Period
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- Address
- Remains of the West Tower of the Church of St Lawrence, the Street, South Walsham
- OS grid reference
- TG 365 132
- Coordinates
- 52.66548, 1.4969
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the west tower of the Church of St. Lawrence date from the 15th century and are located in South Walsham. This ruined church tower is constructed of flint with limestone dressings. Only the base of the tower remains, following a fire in 1827 and a subsequent collapse in 1971. The structure is now virtually completely covered by ivy. Visible features include the remains of a plinth with flushwork panels.
Local climate
Remains of the West Tower of the Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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