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Dove Bell ID: 63268 Tower ID: 25210 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Great Yarmouth: St Luke
Diocese of Norwich
Closed Church, 626044
Modern
Overview
Grid reference: TG 516 76
Late 1950s rebuild of 1899 church (expanded in 1923) following war damage in 1941 and floods of 1953. It was built as the village and island on which it stands was subsumed into Great Yarmouth.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave with west bellcote, north vestry, south porch and kitchen, entrance lobby and toilets.
Dimensions:
[Approximate] Nave 20m (66ft) x 10m (33ft), chancel 6m (19ft)
Description of Archaeology and History
Cobholm was once a fishing village on an island, now a suburb of Yarmouth but still with a distinct local identity. The church was built in 1899 (ICBS made a grant) as a chapel-of-ease to St Nicholas (the historic parish church and now a Minster) to serve the growing area. The original church was timber-framed and similar to St Paul in Newtown, as shown by a picture in St Luke’s. The architects of St Paul’s were Bottle & Olley, probably also responsible for St Luke’s.
The chapel was damaged in a bombing raid in 1941 and rebuilt in the 1950s after the floods on 1953, and reopened in 1960. The archaeological potential of the site is low. There are no known designations relating to the ecology of the plot. The area (island) is still threatened with flooding.
Exterior Description
A simple building, nave with open west bellcote with pyramid roof, narrower chancel, north vestry block and south porch with gabled roofs. Three (re-) foundation plaques in the walls of 1899, 1923 and 1960. Rectangular windows, 3-lights to west and east ends, otherwise 2-lights. Bell thought to be of 1899 in bellcote.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
20th century
Bellcote
20th century west end
Vestry
20th century north
Porch
20th century south
Kitchen
20th century
Building Materials
Brick
20th century
Stone
20th century reconstituted stone dressings
Pantile
20th century red clay Roman pantiles
Interior
Interior Description
Painted walls in white with yellow false hammer-beam roof, blue carpet. Carved elaborate chancel screen, donated 1918 from another church. Infill boarding above the chancel arch and curtains allow for a discreet use of the nave as a hall. Matching altar with oak board war memorial (see below) as reredos. Soft-wood benches of the 1950s in the nave and chancel, interspersed with blue upholstered chairs. Electronic organ in place of original pipe organ, 1950s case. Kitchen and toilets in porch.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 516 76
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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