Church Of St George 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 George

WRENN ID
standing-paling-lake
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1959
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 5321 BURSTON DICKLEBURGH ROAD Shimpling Church of St George TM 1582 32/2A 7.12.59

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  1. C12 round tower with C13 octagonal top stage and recessed lead spire. Late C13 chancel with windows with intersecting and Y-tracery. C12 nave refashioned in C15 with Perpendicular north and south windows. Timber-frame north porch. Fine C15 nave roof with arched braces and embattled wall plate. Chancel roof with tiebeams. C15 benches with poppy-head bench ends and one with pierced tracery in back. Remains of screen under the tower arch. C15 octagonal front with 5 lions against the stem and figures of angels with shields against the bowl. Early C14 stained glass in heads of chancel windows and C15 glass in north nave windows. Built of flint rubble with stone dressings, partly rendered, and with tiled roofs.

Listing NGR: TM1562482641

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