Nominal: 858 Hz Weight: 840 lbs Diameter: 35" Bell 1 of 7
Founded by Abraham I Rudhall 1709
Dove Bell ID: 1384 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Castle Eaton: St Mary the Virgin
Overview
Grid reference: SU 146 959
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 338 m²
Building Fabric and Features
Church
Medieval Earliest part - North and South doorways c. 1170
Historical Notes
1170 - 1170
Period Qualifier: 2
North and South doorways
1225 - 1250
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel rebuilt
1270 - 1270
Period Qualifier: 1
Nave rebuilt
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 1
North, transeptal chapel added and crypt filled in to be used as organ chamber
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 1
North wall dramatic alterations and additions of tower and South porch.
1861 - 1863
Period Qualifier: 1
Restoration by William Butterfield. The nave and chancel were reroofed - the sanctuary has apanelled ceiling with trefoil cusping on the ribs. The North nave wall taken down and pushed out a few feet, with the doorway replaced - a piece is left towards the East, reduced in height, and splayed towards the altar of the aisle. The roof is supported on one post on top of this wall and by wooden posts on stone bases. Recorded by Paul Thompson as 1861-3 and costing £850.
Door Lintel
Medieval North doorway c.1170 - rebuilt in the later wall
Historical Notes
1170 - 1170
Period Qualifier: 2
Door Lintel
Medieval South doorway c.1170 - the dripstone terminates in dragon’s heads
Historical Notes
1170 - 1170
Period Qualifier: 2
Turret
Medieval Turret at East of nave
Historical Notes
1270 - 1270
Period Qualifier: 2
Spire
Medieval Spire and turret over East of nave
Historical Notes
1270 - 1270
Period Qualifier: 2
Nave
Medieval Nave earlier South West window remains of an 'upper Thames design'. Eastern part rebuilt c.1270
Historical Notes
1270 - 1270
Period Qualifier: 1
Nave Eastern wall rebuilt
1861 - 1863
Period Qualifier: 1
William Butterfield restoration - the nave was reroofed. To accomplish this, the North wall was taken down and pushed out a few feet, with the doorway replaced, but no windows. A piece of wall was left towards the east, reduced in height, and splayed towards the altar of the aisle. The roof is supported on one post on top of this wall and by wooden posts on stone bases.
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 1
Canon Clarke believed the restoration work to the North nave wall by William Butterfield only reproduced the results of earlier C15th work - possibly done alongside the additions of the porch and tower.
Tower (component)
15th Century Small, Perpendicular tower at the west end of the nave. Inside there are many monuments underneath.
Chancel
13th Century Chancel rebuilt 1225-1250
Historical Notes
1225 - 1250
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel rebuilt
1861 - 1863
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel reroofed in William Butterfield restoration
Chancel Arch
14th Century Chancel arch narrow and richly moulded. The shafts have moulded capitals and bases.
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 2
Chapel (component)
14th Century C14th North chapel, transeptal. The crypt underneath has been filled in to be used as an organ chamber.
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 2
Crypt
14th Century Crypt filled in C14th to be used as organ chamber
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 1
Crypt filled in
Organ (component)
14th Century Crypt filled in C14th to be used as an organ chamber
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 2
Porch
15th Century South porch built in the Perpendicular style - with an enormous brass.
Roof
19th Century The roof is supported on one post on top of an older surviving piece of wall to the East and by wooden posts on stone bases.
Historical Notes
1861 - 1863
Period Qualifier: 1
William Butterfield restoration - nave and chancel re-roofed.
Sanctuary
19th Century Sanctuary with panelled ceiling with trefoil cusping on the ribs
Historical Notes
1861 - 1863
Period Qualifier: 2
William Butterfield restoration work
Gallery (ecclesiastical)
19th Century Gallery post in the aisle, dated 1804, with Goddard arms.
Historical Notes
1804 - 1804
Period Qualifier: 2
Reredos
Oak reredos with panelling
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Reredos
Oak reredos with panelling
Screen
15th Century Some fragments from a 15th-century screen round the pulpit
Historical Notes
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 2
Lancet Window
13th Century Side lancets all have trefoiled heads, except one. Canon Clarke thought that the lancets on the South had been altered to the trefoiled shape
Historical Notes
1225 - 1250
Period Qualifier: 2
Stained Glass (window)
Medieval One original pre-1270 window remains in the South West of the Nave in the 'upper Thames design'.
Historical Notes
N/A - 1270
Period Qualifier: 2
Stained Glass (window)
19th Century Stained glass in sanctuary by William Wailes
Stained Glass (window)
14th Century Stained glass in North chapel. North, reticulated 3 lights, with a circle in the middle. East window, 2 lights, square-headed. West window very small, 2 lights.
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 2
Stained Glass (window)
13th Century Eastern wall triplet window light with trefoild rere-arches - put in when Nave Eastern wall rebuilt?
Historical Notes
1270 - 1270
Period Qualifier: 2
When nave Eastern wall rebuilt
Wall Painting
Medieval Wall painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary and child
Font (component)
13th Century Font C13th with an elegant trail of foliage round it and a slender stem (which Canon Clarke notes that Pointing says doesn’t belong to it) and four smaller shafts round it.
Historical Notes
1200 - 1299
Period Qualifier: 2
Pulpit
16th Century Elizabethan pulpit with some fragments from a C15th screen
Commemorative Object
17th Century Monument to Walter Parket, 1664
Historical Notes
1664 - 1664
Period Qualifier: 2
Commemorative Object
18th Century Monument to Nicholas Washbourn, 1786, by Brewer of Box.
Historical Notes
1786 - 1786
Period Qualifier: 2
Commemorative Object
19th Century Monument to David Archer 1800, and Mary, 1817
Historical Notes
1800 - 1817
Period Qualifier: 2
Piscina (component)
Brass
Enormous brass matrix in South porch.
Bells
Nominal: 1460.5 Hz Weight: 448 lbs Diameter: 28" Bell 2 of 7
Founded by Abraham II Rudhall 1733
Dove Bell ID: 14861 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1300 Hz Weight: 392 lbs Diameter: 26.75" Bell 3 of 7
Founded by Abraham I Rudhall 1709
Dove Bell ID: 14862 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1164.5 Hz Weight: 448 lbs Diameter: 27.75" Bell 4 of 7
Founded by Abraham I Rudhall 1709
Dove Bell ID: 14863 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1103.5 Hz Weight: 560 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 5 of 7
Founded by Abraham I Rudhall 1709
Dove Bell ID: 14864 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 992 Hz Weight: 672 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 6 of 7
Founded by Henry I Bond & Son(s) 1899
Dove Bell ID: 14865 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Diameter: 9" Bell 7 of 7
Founded by Gloucester foundry
Dove Bell ID: 14866 Tower ID: 16619 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SU 146 959
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
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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 | 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.
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