Nominal: 667 Hz Weight: 1736 lbs Diameter: 45.5" Bell 1 of 9
Founded by John Stephens 1719
Dove Bell ID: 788 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Blofield: St Andrew & St Peter
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626005
http://Www.blofieldchurch.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TG 335 91
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Bell ringing Live music and concerts Guidebook available Wheelchair access ramp and accessible toilets available Visitor toilets, baby changing facilities and parking available Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade I listed building On a footpath, trail or cycle route Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Rood Screen Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 621 m²
Exterior Description
C14 and later, of flint with stone dressings and with lead and slate roofs. West tower, north aisle, north porch, south aisle, nave, chancel, north boiler house and south vestry. C15, 4 stage west tower with polygonal stair turret and diagonal buttresses. Flushwork on basecourse, buttress ends and on parapet. Perpendicular west doorway with attached shafts and spandrels emblazoned with the symbols of the patron saints. 4-light Perpendicular west window with traceried heads. Reticulated sound holes in rectangular openings. 3-light Perpendicular belfry openings with traceried heads. Battlemented parapet with hexagonal battlemented finials surmounted by Sculpture. 5 bay north aisle with 3-light Perpendicular windows with tracery between buttresses. North porch, with wave moulded north doorway having attached shafts and hood mould with head label stops. Ogee cusped niche above entrance flanked by rectangular niches. To east and west, 2-light windows at ground floor and 1-light at former first floor level, with rectangular heads. Niche for stoup inside on east wall. Wave moulded north doorway to nave. Parapet gable. 5 bay south aisle with 3-light Perpendicular windows with traceried heads between buttresses. Gabled buttress at east end supporting south aisle and clerestorey. South doorway at west end. 5 bay clerestorey with 2-light Reticulated windows. 2 bay chancel, with blocked north and south windows. North-west window re-opened in C20 with Perpendicular style window. C19 5-light east window. C19 lean-to boiler house to north, and knapped flint south vestry. Parapet gables, with grotesques on kneelers and crosses on the apex. Tower arch with attached shafts. Late C14, 5 bay arcade with quatrefoil piers and polygonal bases and capitals. C15 north aisle roof. Rood stairs doorways in north aisle and chancel. Late C14 chancel arch with ½ shafts, bases and capitals.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Perpendicular angle piscina with cusped ogee arch in west face and blind tracery on north side. Medieval rood screen base, with 12 painted saints in the panels. Medieval bench ends with poppy-heads, some with seated or kneeling figures. C19 tiered box pews. C15 octagonal font with scenes from the life of Christ. Octagonal base with cusped blank panels. Monument to Edward Paston, died 1630, shown in alabaster, arched recess, flanked by Tuscan columns, with his sons and daughters. Brick floors containing brass matrices. Brasses to Paston family in chancel floor.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1351.5 Hz Weight: 538 lbs Diameter: 27.75" Bell 2 of 9
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1979
Dove Bell ID: 11814 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1272 Hz Weight: 572 lbs Diameter: 28.75" Bell 3 of 9
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1979
Dove Bell ID: 11815 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1120 Hz Weight: 588 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 4 of 9
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1826
Dove Bell ID: 11816 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1012.5 Hz Weight: 644 lbs Diameter: 31.25" Bell 5 of 9
Founded by John I Brend 1581
Dove Bell ID: 11817 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 898 Hz Weight: 812 lbs Diameter: 34" Bell 6 of 9
Founded by John II Brend 1656
Dove Bell ID: 11818 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 842.5 Hz Weight: 1008 lbs Diameter: 37" Bell 7 of 9
Founded by Elias Brend 1660
Dove Bell ID: 11819 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 753.5 Hz Weight: 1344 lbs Diameter: 41.5" Bell 8 of 9
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 11820 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 1690 Hz Weight: 511 lbs Diameter: 25.56" Bell 9 of 9
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 2003
Dove Bell ID: 11821 Tower ID: 15126 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 335 91
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard is closed for burial by order in council.
The date of the burial closure order is 08/05/2003
The churchyard has war graves.
Churchyard Structures
War Memorial
WW1 World War 1 War memorial with WW2 names added
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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