Weight: 772 lbs Diameter: 33.25" Bell 1 of 9
Founded by Eijsbouts 1985
Dove Bell ID: 7365 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Whickham: St Mary the Virgin
Diocese of Durham
Church, 613090
http://www.stmaryswhickham.comOverview
Grid reference: NZ 209 613
G.V. I Parish church. C12 nave,C13 aisles, C14 porch and tower; porch sundial dated 1651; 1819 restoration by Dobson; 1860-62 restoration, and addition of second north aisle, vestry and organ chamber and new roof, by Salvin. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and plinth; roof of graduated Lakeland slate with stone gable copings; stone slate roof to porch. West tower with north stair turret; aisled nave with south porch and second north aisle; 2 north aisles to chancel. Low diagonal and south buttresses to tower with plate-traceried 3-light west window; upper stages have lancet windows beneath paired shouldered bell openings and battlemented parapet; clock dial on south. Plate tracery also to west windows of aisles and to 2-light pointed windows of first and third bays of south aisle; bar tracery to 4-light window in fourth bay and 3-light in east end of aisle with buttress between 3rd and 4th bays and diagonal buttresses. 2nd north aisle has plate tracery to 2-light pointed windows under 4 gables separated by large gargoyles. 4-bay chancel has priets' door under round drip-mould in third bay; round-headed windows under corbel table in first, second and fourth, and 3-light arcaded east window, with clasping buttresses and one low east buttress. Interior: slight chamfers to round-arched 4-bay nave arcades with simple leaf capitals; original south arcade has guttae to capitals. Slight chamfer also to rebuilt round chancel arch on scalloped-capitalled half columns.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 558 m²
Exterior Description
In Pevsner's (1985) 'Buildings of England' County Durham volume:
"St Mary. Lying Back from Church Green, up some steps at the end of Church Chare. Short W tower
buttressed only at the foot, battlemented with C13 twin bell-openings. Almost all the rest rebuilt by
Salvin in 1860-2, but the priest's door in the chancel probably Norman or Transitional."
Interior
Bells
Weight: 283 lbs Diameter: 21.75" Bell 2 of 9
Founded by Eijsbouts 1985
Dove Bell ID: 45579 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 298 lbs Diameter: 22.5" Bell 3 of 9
Founded by Eijsbouts 1985
Dove Bell ID: 45580 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 334 lbs Diameter: 23.5" Bell 4 of 9
Founded by Gillett & Johnston 1932
Dove Bell ID: 45581 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 381 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 5 of 9
Founded by Gillett & Johnston 1932
Dove Bell ID: 45582 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 462 lbs Diameter: 27.13" Bell 6 of 9
Founded by Gillett & Johnston 1932
Dove Bell ID: 45583 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 490 lbs Diameter: 28" Bell 7 of 9
Founded by Eijsbouts 1985
Dove Bell ID: 45584 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 590 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 8 of 9
Founded by Eijsbouts 1985
Dove Bell ID: 45585 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 560 lbs Diameter: 30" Bell 9 of 9
Founded by Samuel II Smith 1715
Dove Bell ID: 45586 Tower ID: 14984 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: NZ 209 613
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.
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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