Monument record KNE 008 - All Saints Church
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9726 8026 (56m by 65m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL98SE |
| Civil Parish | KNETTISHALL, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
All Saints Church: nave, chancel & west tower. Basic fabric of flint rubble, nave horizontally coursed and with a surviving single light Norman window. Other architectural styles represented: Decorated and Perpendicular (S1). Church photographed with thatched nave but described as disused (S2). Fittings moved to Riddlesworth (Norfolk) 1933 (S3). in 1907 pencil graffitti on tower window reveal: American airmen from 1942-45 airbase. Described as decaying by 1961 (S4). Roofless and overgrown at time of SAU survey. Minor excavation in advance of building conversion recovered a group of glazed and decorated medieval floor tiles of Bawdsey type, possible `bell pit' at west end nave.
Converted to private residence in 1984/5, occupied in 1986.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <S1> SSF17974 (No record type): SAU (Carr R D), Survey, 1978.
- <M1> SSF43235 (No record type): Survey archive: elevations, plans, gravestone record.
- <S2> SSF15543 (No record type): Pawsey, West Suffolk Ill, 1907.
- <M2> SSF43236 (No record type): Excavation archive: additional elevations & plans, tile drawings etc..
- <S3> SSF11599 (No record type): Munro-Cautley, Suffolk Churches, 1937.
- <S4> SSF16083 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. Pevsner N, Suffolk, 1961.
- <S5> SSF59804 Bibliographic reference: District of St Edmundsbury. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. St Edmundsbury, 12/4/1984.
- <S6> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2021 2:11PM