Norton-le-Clay: St John
Overview
Grid reference: SE 401 710
The church is a simple rectangular building with a small apsidal chancel facing the road.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
A rectangular nave with two small chambers each side of a porch at the west end and a small chancel with three-sided apse.
Description of Archaeology and History
The architect is not known; the church was built in about 1840.
Exterior Description
The church is a simple rectangular building with a small apsidal chancel facing the road. The quoins and weatherings are of stone but otherwise the walls are faced with dull red brick. The north and south walls of the nave each have three unequally spaced lancet windows with cusped ogee heads and the bays are marked by buttresses. There are further diagonal buttresses at the angles of the nave. At the west end a lower extension contains a tiny vestry on the north of the entrance door and an equally small stoke hole on the south. The doorway between these opens into a small lobby and thence another door opens into the nave. On the gable is a small bell-cote.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church has plastered walls with a panelled dado and a flat plaster ceiling divided into panels by moulded ribs of wood. The central alley is paved with stone flags and there are timber platforms under the pews. At the east end a massive beam supported on cusped brackets takes the place of a chancel arch and there is one step at the communion rails. The small chancel has no window in the north wall but a pair of trefoiled lights in the south wall and single cinquefoil headed lights in the east wall and the canted walls on each side of it. The floor consists of two steps and a foot-pace all paved with red and black tiles. The lower parts of the walls are lined with embossed compressed paper painted dark brown; the rest of the walls are painted cream.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Plain panelled oak
Reredos
Plain panelled oak
Pulpit
Panelled wood
Lectern
Simple pedestal
Font (object)
A small font of serpentine about six inches high.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 401 710
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.
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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.
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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