All Saints Church Tattersett - Norfolk - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The Domesday survey of 1087 records two churches here, the 2nd was St Andrews Church, Sengham, which is now a few mounds nr Broomsthorpe, while this church fulfils its role to a small farming community.

Throughout the 13th Century Norfolk village churches were being rebuilt with limestone features and flint walls. The early gothic style arches replaced the semi-circular Norman Arches.
The tower has no buttressess and the two lancet windows are typical of the 13th century
The bell is inscribed T.B.E.B 1664 and was cast by Thomas and Elias
Brend of Norwich.

The south porch has an outer door of the early english period,
reused stones can be seen mixed with local flints in the porch walls.

The chancel has two windows renewed during the victorian restoration
and a blocked priests doorway, which has a frame of early brickwork.

most quoins of both nave and chancel are largely constructed with flints, which indicate an early date. Only one of these corners is made with cut stone entirely the repair is most likely after a horse or cow has rubbed its neck against the corner until the flints fell.

Flint corners are not so strong and have done well to survive, but the mortar here was exceptionally good. the lack of buttresses
on this church also suggests a early date.

the piscina has been skillfully repaired with tudor bricks.
the wall painting was a late 5th century picture of St Erasmus who died a martyr in AD303.

The 10 ledger slabs of black Belgium marble comprise a most distinguished set starting in the 17th century, which is early for such memorials, There is EDWARD PEPYS died 1669 aged 46 and his daughter Anne Pepys died 1665, both partly obscured by the pews.
Samuel Pepys who wrote his famous Diarys about the Great Fire of London recorded that Edward was the only one of the family " that ever I knew to marry a handsome woman"
further slabs are the successive owners of Pynkney Manor
John Dalby died 1678 . George Vilet died 1681 and was the last male heir. the manor then went to the daughters first to Diane Drury and then Anne Wright.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1299 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 12:00 AM Street address of Church: All Saints Church Tattersett, Norfolk United Kingdom None If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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