Church Of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1959. A Medieval Church.

Church Of St Peter

WRENN ID: forgotten-chamber-candle
Grade: I
Local Planning Authority: South Norfolk
Country: England
Date first listed: 7 December 1959
Type: Church
Period: Medieval
Source: Historic England listing

Description

5321 FORNCETT CHURCH ROAD Forncett St Peter Church of St Peter TM 19 SE 8/1 7.12.59

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C11, C14 and C15. Saxon round west tower with circular openings half way up and near top, 2-light bell-openings with arched and triangular heads and recessed central shafts. Tall nave with clerestory and north and south aisles, with Perpendicular windows. Chancel with some herringbone flushwork and Perpendicular windows. windows. porch with flushwork panelling. Materials: flint with stone dressings and slate roofs. Interior: Three bay arcades, late C14. C15 roof with embattled tiebeams and arched braces. Good bench ends with poppy-heals and figures, possibly C15, restored C19, or wholly 1857 (Pevsner). Jacobean pulpit. C15 octagonal font. Alabaster tomb-chest Thomas Drake 1485 and wife with cusped panelled sides with shields and incised effigies on top slab. The churchyard contains some C18 head stones.

Listing NGR: TM1649492826

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