References within the TimeLine
1995 - 1992 -
1991 - 1990 - 1987
- 1983 - 1981 - 1977
- 1976 - 1960 - 1864
- 1501 - 1315 -
Mediaeval
During May the church tower roof was repaired, the
belfry walls repointed and a lightning conductor
installed on the tower.
back to the top
English Heritage made a grant offer for
repairing and releading the church tower roof and
repairing the nave walls.
back to the top
The north pinnacle fell off the church
tower. Door was padlocked and fence put up around the
tower.
back to the top
Church repairs to east elevation of
tower, nave roof, gutters and down pipes.
back to the top
Church quinquinennial inspection reported
that
 |
Roof - nave strip and reslate
required
|
|
Tower- roof had completely
dissapeared
|
|
Walls - cracks in SE corner of nave
needed repairing
|
|
Floors - nave pews have gone,
pamment remain and most of the chancel tiles missing
|
|
Windows - broken - boarding
recommended
|
|
Furniture - only the font remains
|
back to the top
Vandalism at the church - damage to
windows, doors and furniture
back to the top
Repairs to church nave east parapet and
porch roof were carried out
back to the top
Proposal for a declaration of redundancy
of the church under the Pastoral measure 1968. Several
local people felt that the church should not be made
redundant.
Neil Birdsall appointed architect for
the church. Quinquennial report (referred to as the
first) reported;:
|
Roofs - suffering from water ingress
|
|
Walls - covered in ivy, some fallen
stonework and dislodged NW tower pinnacle
|
|
Tower - attempts to steal lead
evident
|
|
Floors - chancel floor tiles
partially removed
|
|
Windows - almost all damaged
|
|
Furnishings - al present apart from
the organ
|
back to the top
Suggestions for alternative uses for the
church were considered as it seemed that it was "no
longer needed by the parish"
A specification was prepared for the
converting the chancel to a chapel of Ease and removing
the roof and furnishings from the nave leaving it as a
ruin.
back to the top
Royal Observer Corps post built on the high ground
about one mile north-east of the village. It was part of
a network of such posts across the United Kingdom built
to monitor the country in the event of a Nuclear,
Chemical or Biological attack from the Eastern Block
during the cold war.
It consisted of
| concrete underground accommodation for approx 4
persons
|
| concrete observer post approx 4 metres high
|
| telephone line connections run underground across
fields to the national network
|
During the 1980s it was dismantled
back to the top
Date on shield in the eastern parapet of
the tower - relating to a fairly drastic restoration?
Double stepped parapets and pinnacles installed. Church
font probably installed at the same time.
back to the top
Money left for the building of the
church tower
back to the top
Approximate date of nave windows in
church (actual fabric probably much earlier)
back to the top
Mediaeval period
Runham parish was much larger than today
- covering an area reaching nearly Gt Yarmouth - today
there exists an area called Runham Vauxhall near the
railway station.
|
