Weight: 578 lbs Diameter: 29.94" Bell 1 of 8
Founded by James III Harrison 1799
Dove Bell ID: 59427 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Saltfleetby: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TF 455 904
The church has a superb long low silhouette against the flat marshland and the boundless sky. Its other great external characteristic is the marked leaning of the tower westwards, away from the body of the church. The top storey of the tower, with battlemented parapet and pairs of two-light openings, is Perpendicular; the lower part is very early Early English - on the west side two lancets, one above the other, and traces of the round arched bell-openings beneath the present Perpendicular ones.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, nave with south aisle extending eastwards to form south chancel chapel, chancel, south porch.
Description of Archaeology and History
In origin Norman and very early Early English, with later mediaeval alterations and additions. Restored by R.J. Witters in 1886, when the tower, porch and south wall were rebuttressed; repaired in 1950 (tower, roofs of nave and south aisle) with the help of the Lincolnshire Old Churches Trust.
Exterior Description
The church has a superb long low silhouette against the flat marshland and the boundless sky. Its other great external characteristic is the marked leaning of the tower westwards, away from the body of the church. The top storey of the tower, with battlemented parapet and pairs of two-light openings, is Perpendicular; the lower part is very early Early English - on the west side two lancets, one above the other, and traces of the round arched bell-openings beneath the present Perpendicular ones.
Building Materials
Sandstone
12th onwards
GLAUCONITIC
Sandstone
12th onwards
SANDSTONE
Interior
Interior Description
The arch leading from the tower space to the nave has keeled responds with stiff-leaf capitals and a triple-chamfered arch; springers in the corners of the tower space indicate the former existence of a low quadripartite rib-vault. The addition of the Perpendicular top to the tower necessitated extra buttressing and, to the east, this cut into the south aisle - which is itself Early English, of five bays with round piers, round abaci and double-chamfered arches. It is the chancel arch which gives the clue to an earlier building still than the lower part of the tower indicates: its responds are Norman, semicircular, with square abaci: and scalloped capitals. The central round pier of the arcade separating chancel and south chapel also appears Norman, with a scalloped capital and square abacus, but the responds of this arcade are Early English and the chancel arcade is in line with the nave arcade - suggesting the possibility that the Norman pier and responds may have been reused. The south aisle is wide, and the character of its four windows is of c.1300 - i.e. of two principal lights, with Y-tracery. The south doorway is of the same period. The south porch, however, is a Perpendicular addition, now patched with brick, and bearing a worn Latin inscription over the entrance arch recording its building by John Grantham. The interior is notable, not only for its fine proportions but for the survival of early Perpendicular oak screens across both chancel and chapel, and the mediaeval roof structurs of both nave and south aisle (the former with tie-beams and queen-posts, repaired in 1611).
Fixtures and fittings
Screen
Early Perpendicular
Font (object)
An octagonal Decorated bowl with quatrefoil in relief on each face, set upon a reversed Perpendicular font with traceried base/top and four grotesque heads.
Pulpit
Jacobean
Pulpit
Elizabethan
Reredos
The east wall of the south chapel has a remarkable stone reredos consisting of a wide trefoil-headed panel above which is a gable flanked by shallow traceried 'canopies'.
Bells
Weight: 631 lbs Diameter: 32.06" Bell 2 of 8
Founded by James III Harrison 1799
Dove Bell ID: 59428 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 683 lbs Diameter: 33.06" Bell 3 of 8
Founded by James III Harrison 1799
Dove Bell ID: 59429 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 806 lbs Diameter: 35.81" Bell 4 of 8
Founded by James III Harrison 1799
Dove Bell ID: 59430 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 1028 lbs Diameter: 39.19" Bell 5 of 8
Founded by James III Harrison 1799
Dove Bell ID: 59431 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 28.25" Bell 6 of 8
Founded by George I Oldfield 1630
Dove Bell ID: 59878 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 30.88" Bell 7 of 8
Founded by George I Oldfield 1675
Dove Bell ID: 59879 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 32.88" Bell 8 of 8
Founded by Henry Dand
Dove Bell ID: 59880 Tower ID: 23157 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 455 904
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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'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.
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