Diameter: 29.25" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by Thomas & Elias Brend 1664
Dove Bell ID: 60014 Tower ID: 23490 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Burlingham: St Edmund
Overview
Grid reference: TG 372 82
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Rood Screen Wall Painting Bell ringing Concerts/live music Angel Roof
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 222 m²
Exterior Description
Some C12 work, but fabric mainly C14 and C15, restored in 1872. Flint with limestone dressings and brick gable to porch; thatched roof continuous over nave and chancel. West tower, nave, chancel, south porch. Square C15 west tower with diagonal staged buttresses; upper stage of tower reconstructed with crude 3-light bell openings and stepped parapet dressed in gault brick. Three light Perpendicular west window; small cusped openings on south and west. Polygonal stair turret at north west corner. South porch with red brick gable, parapeted with tumbling in. Semi-circular headed opening. Norman north and south doorways; the south has one order of shafts with capitals carved with volutes and chevron-moulded arch. Corbel-head over arch. Pointed inner arch with continuous hollow chamfer. Bench on east side of porch supported on re-set carved stone corbels. South nave and chancel windows of c.1300 : 2-light with 'Y' tracery. 4-light east window with inter- secting tracery. Small 2-light Decorated window in north chancel wall, its head partly blocked. 3-light Perpendicular window in north wall of nave. Adjoining small lancet, now blocked. North doorway now blocked in brick : one order of shafts with scallop-moulded capitals (shafts missing) supporting an arch possibly intended to have beak-head ornament, but left uncarved.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Single-framed scissor braced nave roof with ashlar pieces to walls. C15 nave roof with roll-moulded arch-braced principals and embattled cornice. Square headed screen with remains of painted panels in base; upper section has ogee arches with panel tracery above. Fine C15 pulpit with 8 panels of original colour and the inscription "Inter natos mulierum non serrexit major Johanne Baptista." The panels are finely traceried and divided by tall buttresses. Early C17 backboard and octagonal tester. On the north nave wall a faint C14 painting of St. Christopher. Octagonal C13 font with open trussed ogee cover. Good set of nave benches with poppyhead ends and carvings of animals and figures on arm rests. Most benches have pierced or traceried backs. C17 communion rail with turned posts and balusters. Fresco on chancel south wall depicting the martyrdom of Becket. Choir stalls with head carvings on poppyhead ends.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Diameter: 31.88" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by William Brend 1606
Dove Bell ID: 60015 Tower ID: 23490 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Diameter: 35.75" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 60016 Tower ID: 23490 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 372 82
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
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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