Church of St. Martin is a Grade II* listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. A Medieval Church.
Church of St. Martin
- WRENN ID
- idle-marble-heath
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Martin is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period and was restored from ruin in the early 20th century. It is constructed from quaternary and quarry flint and chert, with Lincolnshire limestone and brick dressings, and features slate roofs. The church includes a west tower, nave, north aisle, chancel, and south porch.
The tower is embattled and supported by diagonal buttresses. It has a west door with chamfered reveals and an arch that features rolls and fillets, with hollows in between. There is a two-light early 20th-century west window, and the ringing chamber openings have cusped roundels. The bell openings are also two-light and have brick-edged vents, along with gargoyles and flushwork battlements. The nave consists of three bays, with one early 20th-century three-light Perpendicular window and one restored window featuring demitransoms under a four-centred arch made of brick and flint voussoirs on the south side. All restoration work is located on the north side. The chancel has two bays with two restored three-light windows that also have demi-transoms. There is a 20th-century priest's door and flushwork beneath a 20th-century five-light east window. A porch is located at the first bay of the nave.
Inside, the roofs date from around 1910. The medieval brick tower arch has a continuous brick chamfer, with the inner order resting on corbels. A 20th-century aisle and arcade have been added, but the north nave door remains in place and is now located inside the church, featuring a chamfered reveal that merges into a roll-moulded arch and a four-centred brick rere-arch, along with a stoop beside the south door. The south wall of the tower has brick reveals that lead to a wafer oven. There is a 20th-century chancel arch and a rood stair, as well as a restored ogee arched piscina with remnants of an arch for sedilia.
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