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Church of St George

A Grade I Listed Building in Norwich, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6313 / 52°37'52"N

Longitude: 1.2984 / 1°17'54"E

OS Eastings: 623310

OS Northings: 308835

OS Grid: TG233088

Mapcode National: GBR W9R.QL

Mapcode Global: WHMTM.X4G3

Plus Code: 9F43J7JX+G9

Entry Name: Church of St George

Listing Date: 26 February 1954

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1051809

English Heritage Legacy ID: 229666

Also known as: St George's Church, Tombland, Norwich

ID on this website: 101051809

Location: The Close, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3

County: Norfolk

District: Norwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Thorpe Hamlet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Norwich

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Norwich St George, Tombland

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


TG 2308 NW TOMBLAND
(west side)
16/886
26.2.54. Church Of St George
GV I
Parish church. C15 and C16. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Brick
clerestory. Lead roofs. West tower. Nave and chancel. North and south
aisles and porches. North chancel chapel. 3-stage tower C.1445 and repaired
1645. 4-stages of diagonal buttresses. 3-light west window above statue
niche. Square traceried sound holes. Belfry windows with 4-centre arches
and later mullion and transomes. Clockface on south. Crenellated parapet
with lozenge flushwork and corner pinnacles. 4-bay nave with two 3-light
Perpendicular windows in south aisle. 2-storey porch against west bay
having outer doorway with a 2-centre arch and carved spandrels. 2-light
window above door with 4-centre arch. Flushwork parapet. Tierceron-vault
inside with central boss of St. George. C19 windows in north aisle. 5
clerestory windows with cusped Y-tracery. 3-bay chancel with late Perpen-
dicular 3-light windows and triangular arches. Priests door. 5 clerestory
windows with cusped Y-tracery and 3-centre arches. 3-light Perpendicular
east window. The north porch, which is incorporated into the west end of
the aisle has diagonal ribs springing from wall piers and ridge ribs. It
is now used as a chapel. Polygonal arcade-piers with 3 chamfered-orders
pointed arches Arch-braced roof with single butt-purlin and ridge-piece.
The braces spring from wall-posts supported on corbels. Finely carved
Renaissance detail on wall-plate coving. Chancel roof:- Arched-brace
roof with moulded butt-purlins and ridge-piece. The braces form a 2-centre
profile, the lower brace springing from wall-posts with C19 angel corbels
and wall-arches framing the clerestory window arches. Carved star-bosses
on the purlins and ridge. C18 and C19 wall monuments. 1617 wall monument
to Thomas Anguish with facing kneeling figures and children behind carrying
skulls.


Listing NGR: TG2331008835

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