Weight: 728 lbs Diameter: 32.88" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by Nottingham foundry
Dove Bell ID: 4876 Tower ID: 15540 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Normanby-by-Spital: St Peter
Overview
Grid reference: TF 1 881
The church of St. Peter in Normanby by Spital is a charming mediaeval building of quite small but solid proportions.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower; aisled nave; chancel.
Description of Archaeology and History
Just possibly this church is of mainly Pre-Conquest origin rather than Norman. There is, however, considerable evidence for a Norman building, particularly in the north arcade. Behind the chancel can be seen the foundations of an apse - most likely to have been Norman. The south arcade was added much later in about 1230. The bar-traceried windows are late 13th century, while the clerestory is probably late 14th century. In 1890, the south aisle wall was entirely rebuilt.
Exterior Description
The church of St. Peter in Normanby by Spital is a charming mediaeval building of quite small but solid proportions. The walls of the two stage tower for example (at the corners of which are some remains of long and short work) are a good three feet thick. The lower stage is pierced by only two tiny apertures, while the belfry stage has one bar-traceried opening in the north face, and one square-headed opening in the south face. This second stage rises to an embattled parapet, surmounted at the four corners by four pinnacles. Each is set on a thick plinth and each pinnacle cap is crocketted.
The aisles fit snugly into the nave, although the south arcade was built somewhat later than the nave and north aisle. Its wall contains a pointed arched doorway at the west end with hood moulding and much plain chamfering. Towards the east end and in the east wall of the aisle are late 14th/early 15th century windows of two lights each, with square hood moulding. There is a stocky set-off buttress at the east corner.
The north aisle is rather different - evidence of the church's Norman origins showing in the blocked north doorway and in the west window. The north window of two lights would appear to be more Early English in character. The clerestory has, in each side, two further late 14th/early 15th century windows of two lights each. The chancel has two late 13th century windows: that in the east wall is of two lights with plate tracery; while that in the south wall has slightly more elaborate bar tracery and also has two lights. There is a blocked opening in the north wall that had either a crudely round or segmental arch. The discovery of its true construction could provide a clue as to the period of that part of the church.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
There is one stained glass window at the east end. In the quatrefoil at the head is Christ seated in majesty with supportingangels. Each of the two lights is divided into two. The pictures are of the Annunciation, "Noli Me Tangere", the Rood Figures and the Taking Down from the Cross. The window commemorates Francis and Frank Brown who died in the 1860s. Its designer is not known.
Interior
Interior Description
Inside, the church, with its white plastered walls, is light and airy. Each arcade, of two bays is solidly handsome. The north arcade is Norman. Its piers are circular; its abaci are square. The capitals are carved with designs like frilled rams' horns. They contrast with the more ornate stiff-leaf capitals of the circular piers of the later south arcade. Of this period also is the pointed chancel arch, which rests on capitals that have slightly thinner stiff-leaf designs. The arch is a noble frame for the simple chancel beyond it. Immediately striking is the stained glass in the east window, flanked by two plain, white memorial tablets. The attractively embroidered modern altar frontal and lectern fall provide the only other splashes of colour in the church. Set on the altar is a plain cross - and two brass candlesticks. Opposite the chancel arch at the west end is the east arch of the tower. It is round and unmoulded with plain chamfered imposts. It is perhaps reminiscent of a similar Saxon arch at Barton-on-Humber, St. Peter.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The altar in the north aisle is of oak and possibly of Jacobean origin. It was perhaps used as the High Altar before the installation of the present one, which is of more recent date.
Lectern
Pitch pine.
Pulpit
Pitch pine.
Font (object)
The font is quite shallow and its bulbous shape now rests on a modern rectangular concrete plinth. It is of uncertain date - either late Saxon or early Norman.
Bells
Diameter: 30" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by Daniel Hedderly 1747
Dove Bell ID: 32875 Tower ID: 15540 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 30.38" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by Henry I Oldfield 1571
Dove Bell ID: 32876 Tower ID: 15540 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 1 881
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 | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
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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
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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.
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