Weight: 56 lbs Diameter: 12" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Naylor, Vickers & Co 1866
Dove Bell ID: 64280 Tower ID: 25617 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Wordwell: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TL 828 720
At first sight the church appears to be a typical Victorian country church of little pretension, with a small gabled west bell cote with arches for two bells, hard flint-faced walls (the flints unknapped) and simple stone quoins and crosses on the nave east gablet and the slightly lower, similarly pitched chancel east gable.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave with west bell-cote, south porch; chancel.
Description of Archaeology and History
The church is basically early twelfth-century, of which time some masonry on the north side and two doorways to the nave remain. The rest of the building now takes its character entirely from a rebuilding in 1866.
Exterior Description
At first sight the church appears to be a typical Victorian country church of little pretension, with a small gabled west bell cote with arches for two bells, hard flint-faced walls (the flints unknapped) and simple stone quoins and crosses on the nave east gablet and the slightly lower, similarly pitched chancel east gable. The bell-cote stands on two buttresses which embrace the single-light west window. In the south nave wall there are two two-light windows, one of Perpendicular form with panel tracery under a four-centred arch and one of Decorated form with a cross-like tracery pattern above two ogee-headed lights, a pattern repeated in the east window. The south chancel window is inter mediate in style with panel and intersecting tracery above two lights of lower proportions. Near it is a priest's doorway with moulded two-centred arch under a crocketted stone gable set in the wall. The features of the north side are similar. The east wall is further decorated by triangular voussoirs of stone and flint round the arch of the east window and a band of stone higher in the gable with incised triangular patterns. The south porch stands on a low flint base and is of oak, all nineteenth century with big cusped barge-boards.
But the south doorway which the porch protects is tall, narrow, round-arched and early Norman, with a pair of nook-shafts with simple volute capitals, and a roll-moulded arch enclosing a tympanum carved with two hounds against a background of interlacing branches. The plainer north doorway has more primitive carving in the tympanum, this time inside the church, with two figures waving their hands in the air, one holding a ring. At the south-east angle of the nave there is a much defaced scratch dial, probably smoothed over when the stonework was recut in 1866.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church was restored and purged in 1866. The most notable feature is the chancel arch, of the same date as the south doorway, with a pair of nook shafts, volute capitals and a roll-moulded arch. The imposts return eastwards along the springing of the arch. At each side of the arch on the west face are cinquefoiled niches under labels of the Decorated period, both with roses on the front of the ledge. There is a double piscina in the sill of the nave south-east window. A number of ancient benches survive and still give the church an atmosphere of antiquity in spite of the restoration. The floor is paved with stone and is lower by one step between the two doors; there are also red and black tiles in both nave and chancel, the latter with the addition of buff patterned tiles. The nave roof has a thin scissor-brace to every pair of rafters and the chancel has an equally thin arch brace to every pair. There are corbels high on the north and south walls of the nave near the west end, each carved with a head and both probably moved from another position in 1866.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
19th Century
The altar is of oak, nineteenth-century, with round arches along the front to go with the Norman architectural features of the church.
Reredos
19th Century
The reredos is a stone arcade of five transitional arches (round but with foliate capitals) with the Decalogue on tin panels within them; there are also bigger arches at each side of the altar.
Pulpit
c.1866
The pulpit is of c.1866, semi-circular, of Caen stone, with a cable moulding round the base and recessed roundels with symbols carved in relief.
Lectern
19th Century
The lectern is of oak, with a two-sided desk revolving on a panelled stem.
Font (object)
The font is early Norman, with a big round bowl on three square legs; the top edge is roll-moulded and there is a flat oak cover with an ironwork cross.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 828 720
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.
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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