Remains of Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1959. A C15 Church.
Remains of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- vast-cupola-sorrel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1959
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Remains of Church of St Mary, Market Lane, Great Melton
- OS grid reference
- TG 140 061
- Coordinates
- 52.61071, 1.15994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the Church of St Mary consist of the western tower, which dates to the 15th century and includes earlier materials. The tower is square in plan and constructed from knapped flint with stone dressings, as well as Roman or early medieval brick.
The exterior features an unbuttressed, roofless tower that is the sole surviving part of the church. It has three stages, marked by chamfered string courses. The third stage, or belfry, contains two-light cusped bell openings with hood-moulds and carved label stops on each side. On the east elevation, the three-centred tower arch has two chamfered orders made of Roman or early medieval brick, likely reused, and is topped by a single round-headed window with an early brick surround. Evidence of two former roof lines can be seen on the structure. The lower stage window opening on the west elevation is partly destroyed, but a single lancet window remains at the second stage.
Local climate
Remains of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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