Monument record MUN 016 - Church of St Peter

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Summary

Churchyard and Church of St Peter.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6997 6414 (107m by 104m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL66SE
Civil Parish MOULTON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Churchyard and Church of St Peter. Consists of cruciform church with chancel, nave, aisles, N & S transepts, S porch and W tower. Four main periods of construction: C12 fragments in nave; early C14 tower; late C15/ early C16 - rebuilding of main body of church; 1851 - major restoration of C16 work.
Also remains of an 'Anchorite cell' situated N of tower (S1), or between the west end of the north aisle and the tower - a blocked doorway led into the aisle and there is a fragment of wall to the left (S4). Also see MUN 029 for possible ue-use of materials from the 'Anchorite cell'.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Goult. W. 1990. A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: W Suffolk,.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. 368.
  • <S3> Photograph: Essex County Council. Air Photograph. Essex CC, AP, BW/99/5/5.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Mortlock D.P.. 1988. The Popular Guide to Suffolk Churches. 158-9.

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Record last edited

Feb 6 2007 9:55AM

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