All Saints Church, Thurgarton
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All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Thurgarton, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,{{NHLE |num= 1373472|desc= Church of All Saints (redundant), Aldborough|access-date= 1 July 2013|mode=cs2}} and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.{{Citation | url = https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/all-saints-thurgarton.html| title = All Saints' Church, Thurgarton, Norfolk| access-date = 9 December 2016| publisher = Churches Conservation Trust}} The church stands in an isolated position on a crossroads north of the village, {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south of Cromer, to the west of the A140 road.{{Citation | url = http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/617993_335934_120| title = Thurgarton| access-date = 27 February 2011| publisher = Streetmap}}
History
Architecture
=Exterior=
All Saints' is constructed in flint and has a thatched roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a chancel and a west vestry. In the west wall of the nave are two lancet windows. Along the south wall are three two-light windows dating from the 19th century in Decorated style. On the north side is one similar window and a doorway. In the south wall of the chancel are a two-light window with Y-tracery, a priest's door, and a late medieval two-light window. The east window has three lights and dates from the 19th century. At the southeast corner of the church is a buttress through which is a passage. The south porch has two storeys, with the bell sited in the upper storey.
=Interior=
The nave roof is scissor braced, and the chancel roof is a hammerbeam. In the church are the remains of a rood stairway. The interior of the church is notable for its medieval benches with carved ends. The carvings include poppyheads, an elephant, barrels, mythical beasts, a man, a lion, and fighting dogs. On a wall are the remains of painted texts. Also in the church are a 19th-century fretwork screen, and communion rails with balusters. The font is medieval with an 18th-century cover.{{Citation | last = Knott| first = Simon| date = October 2005| title = All Saints, Thurgarton| publisher = Norfolk Churches| url = http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thurgarton/thurgarton.htm| access-date =27 February 2011}}
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Category:Grade I listed churches in Norfolk
Category:Church of England church buildings in Norfolk
Category:English Gothic architecture in Norfolk
Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Norfolk
Category:Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust