Weight: 112 lbs Diameter: 16.38" Bell 1 of 2
Founded by Shaftesbury foundry
Dove Bell ID: 61998 Tower ID: 24610 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
West Orchard: St Luke
Diocese of Salisbury
Church, 634167
http://shaftesburycofe.org.uk/Overview
Grid reference: ST 823 164
A church with a curious plan, and a fabric which incorporates some at least of the mediaeval building, though it appears to have been largely re-built in 1878.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave with a double bellcote and short aisles with their own gables to north and south; chancel with a vestry on the north side; the south porch is immediately west of the south aisle and has its own gable also.
Footprint of Church buildings: 149 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
A church with a curious plan, and a fabric which incorporates some at least of the mediaeval building, though it appears to have been largely re-built in 1878.
Exterior Description
Built of stone, with tiled coverings.
Iooking at the building from the road, the most prominent features is the proliferation of distinctive stone gable crosses, one on the chancel, another on the eastern gable of the nave and a third atop the bellcote. Any examination of the building must begin with the east wall of the chancel, which appears to be almost entirely mediaeval masonry. Set in the east wall is a three-light late Perpendicular window with a row of mouchettes in the head and a square hood-mould. Above it seem to be traces of an earlier pointed opening, and above that is a 19th century opening in the gable consisting of two squashed trefoils enclosed within a vesica piscis. There are diagonal buttresses at the corners, each with two shallow set-offs. There are two windows of a single light each on the south side of the chancel, which have surely been renewed in the 19th century. Beneath the chancel east window is a short central buttress, and a central buttress is also a feature of the west facade of the church. The re-building of the remainder of the building was carried out by T.H. Wyatt in 1878, and the character of his windows is on the border line between Decorated and Perpendicular, e.g. the south aisle east window of two trefoil-headed lights with a quatrefoil in the head.
Building Materials
Sand
15th Century
Upper Greensand
Interior
Interior Description
Inside the church, the most striking architectural features are the curious plan of having truncated aisles, and the placing of the choir east of the chancel arch giving the interior a rather special spacial quality; curious double lobes extend below the inner order of the chancel arch. The floor is stone-flagged. The north and south arcades are each of two hays with a central column. A stone screen separates the chancel from the nave, and the former is also raised by one step above the level of the latter; on the north side of the low stone screen is a panelled stone pulpit en suite. There are encaustic tiles of some quality in the choir and sanctuary, the latter being raised up from the level of the chancel by one further step.
Fixtures and fittings
Feretory
Octagonal stone, in Perpendicular style, with quatrefoils enclosed in circlets on the faces of the bowl.
Reredos
At the foot of the wast window is a mosaic panel forming a reredos and incorporating a Celtic cross, and the letters - alpha and omega.
Bells
Weight: 168 lbs Diameter: 18.25" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by Shaftesbury foundry
Dove Bell ID: 61999 Tower ID: 24610 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: ST 823 164
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
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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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