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St Gregory

St Gregory

Heckingham

Norfolk

Fabric mainly of C12

Architectural Features

C13 with C15 porch.

West tower with C12 round base with later octagonal upper stage of knapped flint with brick quoins.

C15 south porch incorporating much brick: four centred arch of moulded brick with engaged shafts.

South wall of nave has one 3-light C15 window with blocked heads to tracery, and one lancet.

south-east bay contains an early C19 memorial tablet and a lancet with its opening reduced.

East and west windows of north aisle c.1300 with inter- secting and 'Y' tracery.

Remains of C12 north doorway with west side shaft and capital and zigzag moulded inner arch

Very fine C12 south doorway with four orders of shafts with decorated cushion capitals and reel, zigzag, bobbin, star and wheel motifs in arches and hood mould.

Raised area of floor at east end of aisle with paving incorporating medieval tiles and a memorial slab to Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Crow North aisle partly paved with stone coffin slabs and C17 memorials to the Crowe family, including another to Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Crowe North aisle has corbels on south side for earlier wall plate at lower level.

TM3898 : St Gregory, Heckingham: font

Font, probably C12, with plain square bowl on octagonal stem with square base and four corner shafts with volute capitals all set on two square risers with chamfered edges.

TM3898 : St Gregory, Heckingham: font

© Basher Eyre