Nominal: 871.9 Hz Weight: 876 lbs Diameter: 35.4" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by Matthew III Bagley 1773
Dove Bell ID: 1672 Tower ID: 12305 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: multiple Cracked: No
Clifford Chambers: St Helen
Diocese of Coventry
Church, 611260
http://www.stratford-upon-avon.org/st-helens-clifford-chambersOverview
Grid reference: SP 198 521
There has been a church in Clifford Chambers for over 1000 years and much of the present building dates from the 12th Century when it was rebuilt. Since then there have been a number of alterations and additions, particularly in 1886, when the building was declared unsafe. These include the addition of the West Tower and the building of a porch on the South wall.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 228 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
There has been a church in Clifford Chambers for over 1000 years and much of the present building dates from the 12th century when it was rebuilt. Since then there have been a number of alterations and additions, particularly in 1886, when the building was declared unsafe. These include the addition of the West Tower and the building of a porch on the South wall.
Although there are traces of Saxon work in the tower and the foundations, much of the present building dates from the time when it was rebuilt. Notable features include the Norman arches, the seven-sided Saxon font, the Rainsford monument and the Jacobean pulpit.
Exterior Description
From Pevsner:
Rubble with ashlar dressings, the chancel of snecked stone; tile roofs, the chancel with cresting.
Chancel has coped gable with cross and offset diagonal buttresses; plinth to east end; 4-light east window with Perpendicular tracery; south side has low 2-light window with hood and 2 C19 straight-headed windows, 2-light and single-light, with label moulds and cusped lights flanking gabled buttress with cusped panel, foliate stops, crockets and fleuron; gargoyle with downspout to north and south. Vestry has 2 gables and lateral buttresses; valley gargoyle between two 3-light windows with Perpendicular tracery; east entrance and re-set lancet to west with low transom, part of coped gable to chancel west has end stack. Nave has plastered plinth and offset buttresses and coped gables to west end; north side has C20 block to west of centre covering blocked C12 round-headed entrance to west of offset buttress; small re-set light with splayed reveals to east end, 4-light straight-headed window with ogee-headed lights and label, and similar single light to west end; south side similar, timber-framed gabled porch on high stone plinth with C12 round-headed inner entrance shafts with scallop capitals and roll moulding and roundels to worn arch, off-centre scratch dial to tympanum; door has strap hinges, studs and battens forming 4 panels with shouldered heads, battens, rails and large lock to rear; 2-light window to west end has similar details to those to north but with head stops, 4-light straight-headed window to east end has cusped lights and label mould, flanking C19 buttresses similar to that to chancel south side, but that to east raised above eaves; gargoyle with downspout. West tower of 2 stages has offset diagonal buttresses flanking 3-light window with Perpendicular tracery, C18 wall tablet to south, and 3-face clock and string course above; upper stage has 2-light louvred bell openings with hoods over blind tracery, cornice with gargoyles and crenelated parapet with continuous moulding and restored pinnacles; pyramidal roof with weathercock.
Building Materials
Campden Stone
12th Century
Campden Stone
Limestone
12th Century
Wilmcote Limestone
Sandstone
12th Century
Warwick Sandstone
Interior
Interior Description
From Pevsner:
1880s roofs and chancel arch; chancel has cornice with Apostles to corbels supporting roof with moulded members; segmental-pointed arch to organ loft has angle corbels to hood, vestry door has 3-centred head, continuous moulding and ogee hood, south-east window has sedile recess below. Nave has waggon roof part of arch to removed north-east chapel, reset window with one shaft beneath and part of jamb to left; 4-centred tower arch and exposed masonry to west wall.
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
20th Century Clock with cast iron flat bed frame located in Tower made by JohnSmith & Sons from Derby in 1907
Historical Notes
1907 - 1907
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1466 Hz Weight: 414 lbs Diameter: 25.06" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1946
Dove Bell ID: 16409 Tower ID: 12305 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1301.3 Hz Weight: 480 lbs Diameter: 27.1" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by Matthew III Bagley 1771
Dove Bell ID: 16410 Tower ID: 12305 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: multiple Cracked: No
Nominal: 1165 Hz Weight: 486 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by James Barwell & Co 1904
Dove Bell ID: 16411 Tower ID: 12305 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 1099 Hz Weight: 591 lbs Diameter: 30" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Matthew III Bagley 1771
Dove Bell ID: 16412 Tower ID: 12305 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: multiple Cracked: No
Nominal: 980 Hz Weight: 675 lbs Diameter: 31.8" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Matthew III Bagley 1771
Dove Bell ID: 16413 Tower ID: 12305 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: multiple Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SP 198 521
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.
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.
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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