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Colney, Norfolk - St. Andrew

St. Andrew's is built from flint with stone and brick dressings and has slate roofs. It comprises a late Saxon round western tower dated to between 1050 and 1100 with blocked double splayed windows and 19th. century bell openings. an aisleless nave with a 14th. century chancel and a 16th. century south porch.

The south door with its with moulded arch is 14th. century, and the blocked north door with chamfered brick voussoirs, a wedge-shaped element used in building an arch, dates from the 16th. century.

The building was thoroughly restored in the 19th. century.

 

The church received Grade: II* listed building status on 20 April 1959. (English Heritage Legacy ID: 226420).

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Uploaded on September 25, 2024
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