Nominal: 893.5 Hz Weight: 778 lbs Diameter: 34.75" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1912
Dove Bell ID: 6946 Tower ID: 11498 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Twineham: St Peter
Overview
Grid reference: TQ 252 199
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 179 m²
Building Fabric and Features
Buttress
16th Century West tower with large angle buttresses at Northwest and Soutwest of brick, laid in English bond.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Church
16th Century All in brick, laid in English bond. Date said to be 1516 with bequests to the rood light and chancel made in 1547 possibly prove that it was pre-Reformation. However, Canon Clarke disagrees - stating there was a church before this one and that there are no signs of a rood-loft. Although he agreed 'such utilitarian building' was probably done at so early a date he attributed it to 'the reign of Elizabeth'.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 1
Restored 1894: gallery removed (erected in 1736), porch reconstructed, organ chamber added, reseated.
Nave
16th Century Of brick laid in English bond.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Chancel
16th Century Of brick laid in English bond.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Tower (component)
16th Century Low West tower with large angle buttresses at the North-West and South-West. Of brick laid in English bond.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Porch
16th Century Of brick laid in English bond.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 1
Porch reconstructed in 1894 restoration work.
Roof
16th Century Horsham slab roof
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Spire
16th Century Low, shingled spire above Horsham slab roof.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Chancel Arch
16th Century Low, depressed, almost straight-sided chancel arch.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Gallery (ecclesiastical)
18th Century Gallery erected in 1736
Historical Notes
1736 - 1736
Period Qualifier: 2
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 1
Gallery removed 1894 in restoration work
Organ (component)
Victorian/Pre WWI Organ chamber added in 1894 restoration work.
Historical Notes
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 2
Building Materials
Brick
16th Century Original, thought to be 1516 church built in red brick, laid in English bond - church, nave, chancel, tower, porch.
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Horsham Stone
16th Century Horsham slab roof
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Shingle
16th Century Shingled spire on roof
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Reredos
Modern Reredos 1907, using panelling from Hickstead – French or Flemish, with flamboyant tracery.
Historical Notes
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 2
Font (component)
13th-17th Century Clarke described it as a 'Plain font, perhaps C13th, reshaped with a C17th cover'.
Historical Notes
1200 - 1299
Period Qualifier: 2
1600 - 1699
Period Qualifier: 1
Font cover reshaped
Pew (component)
17th Century C17th pew from a Hickstead church at the South East, names on the front of the seat at the North East.
Historical Notes
1600 - 1699
Period Qualifier: 2
Pulpit
17th Century C17th pulpit
Stall
Unknown The church was reseated in 1894 as part of the restoration work and the stalls came from Betchworth.
Historical Notes
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 1
Brought from Betchworth
Chandelier
Stained Glass (window)
Victorian/Pre WW1 East window by C.E. Kempe, 1894 restoration
Historical Notes
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 2
Organ (component)
19th Century Organ chamber added in 1894 restoration work.
Historical Notes
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 2
Window
16th Century Plain single and 2-light windows
Historical Notes
1516 - 1516
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1336.5 Hz Weight: 377 lbs Diameter: 25.88" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1912
Dove Bell ID: 43488 Tower ID: 11498 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1198.5 Hz Weight: 428 lbs Diameter: 27.63" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1912
Dove Bell ID: 43489 Tower ID: 11498 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1103.5 Hz Weight: 409 lbs Diameter: 27.13" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by John Tonne
Dove Bell ID: 43490 Tower ID: 11498 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 989 Hz Weight: 522 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by John Tonne
Dove Bell ID: 43491 Tower ID: 11498 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 252 199
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
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.
Churchyard Structures
Grave
17th Century Although there is no physical grave - Clarke records that the Quakers acquired part in 1694 and buried about 60 friends here.
Historical Notes
1694 - 1694
Period Qualifier: 2
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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