Saint John the Baptist's Head, Trimingham
| Saint John the Baptist's Head | |
|---|---|
 South facing elevation | |
  Location within Norfolk | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Trimingham |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°53′52″N 1°23′15″E / 52.897912°N 1.387466°E |
| Completed | 13th century |
The church of Saint John the Baptist's Head is the Parish church of the coastal village and parish of Trimingham in the English county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.[1] The building is a Grade II* listed building.[2] The church is within the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Dedication
[edit]The church gets its unusual dedication from the fact that in the medieval period there was a life size alabaster head modelled from the relic which was believed to be the real head of John the Baptist[3] which was kept at Amiens Cathedral. The head was kept on a shrine altar and during his time period the church became a place of pilgrimage for people all over the country to see the head rather than travel to Amiens.
Description
[edit]This small flint church stands on the coast road in the centre of the village of Trimingham. The main gateway into the churchyard is through a thatched lychgate[4] on church street. The roof is slate and tiles[2] with leadwork. The greater part of the church is built in the Perpendicular style[5] and has a rather short squat west bell tower[2] which was built around 1300 and has no parapet.[5] A prominent feature of the churches bell tower are the large solid stone dressed flint buttress[4] on the corners of the tower. The buttress to the north west corner has a bench mark[6] carved into the masonry at its base.
Gallery
[edit]-
South Elevation -
North Elevation -
Lychgate -
Churchyard -
Benchmark at the base of the bell tower -
Apex cross -
Porch
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
- ^ a b c "Church of St John the Baptist, Trimingham, Norfolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ The Popular Guide to Norfolk Churches,1:North-East Norfolk, By D.P. Mortlock & C.V. Roberts, 1981, Pub:Acorn Editions, Page 96 Trimingham, ISBN 0 906554 04 7
- ^ a b The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee,Pub:Hodder and Stoughton,1972, page 316 Trimingham, ISBN 0 340 15061 0
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolause (1962). Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. Penguin Books. p. 333. ISBN 9780903101622.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ [1] OS list of benchmarks - retrieved 09 December 2018