Church Of St Edmund

The Church of St Edmund is a Grade I listed building located on The Street in Costessey. Mainly dating from the 15th century, it features a 14th-century west tower. The church underwent thorough restoration in 1888 by T.H.B. Heslop. It has flint walls with stone and brick dressings and a slate roof. The structure includes an aisleless nave and chancel, a non-axial western tower, and a south porch. The nave windows, which are from the 19th century, feature Y-tracery and are made of moulded gault brick, along with a 19th-century east window. The chancel has 15th-century 2-light windows, with the south-east window designed in the Decorated style, while the others display varied and unusual perpendicular motifs. The west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and has a semi-circular stair turret. Its 18th-century bell-stage is constructed of red brick and topped with a short leaded spire. The porch features flushwork. Inside, there are 19th-century benches, a carved western screen, and roofs, along with a 15th-century traceried chancel screen and rood beam. An early 17th-century arcaded pulpit and an elaborate late 17th-century wardrobe are also present.