Fleet Old Church
Overview
Grid reference: SY 635 800
All that remains of the mediaeval church is the chancel. On-the 23rd November, 1824, a great storm damaged and partly destroyed the church. Three years later the chancel was repaired and enclosed by a new west wall; what remained of the body of the building was demolished and a new parish church was built a little farther inland. The Old Church became a mortuary chapel for the De Mohuns.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Description of Archaeology and History
All that remains of the mediaeval church is the chancel. On-the 23rd November, 1824, a great storm damaged and partly destroyed the church. Three years later the chancel was repaired and enclosed by a new west wall; what remained of the body of the building was demolished and a new parish church was built a little farther inland. The Old Church became a mortuary chapel for the De Mohuns.
Exterior Description
A small, single cell building of local rubble-stone with freestone dressings, roofed with stone slates. The western facade built in 1827 is symmetrical: the stout door is flanked by two niches and at the northern and southern ends of the wall are two massive buttresses. The pointed east window is of late 17th or early 18th century date and, as the windows in the north and south walls were blocked in 1827, it is the only source of light in the chapel. Underneath the chapel is the vault of the Mohun family.
Building Materials
Forest Marble
15th Century
Forest Marble
Limestone
15th Century
Portland Freestone
Sandstone
15th Century
Forest Marble Sandstone
Interior
Interior Description
Internally the building is extremely simple and the plastered and whitened walls provide a good background for the monuments.
Fixtures and fittings
Table
Possibly Jacobean. Simple, with turned legs.
Bench (seat)
Benches along the north and south walls: two plain 19th century and two longer ones of indeterminate age.
Brass
There are two brasses, right and left of the Holy Table, in almost identical architectural surrounds (broken segmental pediment at the top with, in the middle, a flaming urn). The one on the left is to Margaret, wife of Robert Mohun, 1603; below the inscription are the two parents kneeling facing one another in attitudes of prayer with nine boys behind Robert Mohun and eight girls behind Margaret Mohun.
Brass
1612
The brass on the right is to Maximilian, son of Robert, and shows him with his wife and children similarly arranged. It is dated 1612.
Plaque (object)
In the middle of the south wall is a small plaque, with a coat of arms, to John Meade Faulkner, author, who by his book Moonfleet, published in 1898, made Fleet familiar to many.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SY 635 800
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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