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Founded by John I Brend 1581
Dove Bell ID: 51891 Tower ID: 18908 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Caister-on-Sea: Holy Trinity
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626037
http://www.caisterchurch.orgOverview
Grid reference: TG 519 122
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Toilets: Wheelchair accessible toilets and Baby Changing Facilities Parking Available Hearing (induction) Loop Assistance Dogs welcome Stained glass Grade II* listed building
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 384 m²
Exterior Description
C13 origins, altered C15. Much restored 1894, roofs tiled 1976. Flint with ashlar dressings. West tower, nave, south aisle and chancel. 3 stage tower, externally only 2 stages apparent. Diagonal stepped buttresses to west. 2-light early C14 west window with reticulation unit. Cusped ringing chamber lights to west, blocked to north and enlarged and glazed to south. South light under square hood. String course below 2-light restored transomed belfry windows. Crenellated parapet above string course. South aisle west end has a single C13 encircled quatrefoil. Diagonal buttress. Gabled south porch supported on diagonal buttresses and entered through wave moulded arch. 2-light cusped side lights. Leaded roof. 3 2-light Y tracery south aisle windows and 3-light east window of 1915. Diagonal east buttress. 2 2-light south chancel cusped Y tracery windows. Against chancel a gabled C20 vestry. Diagonal east chancel buttresses and a 4-light Perpendicular east window. One 2-light cusped chancel north window. 2 3-light Perpendicular north nave windows and one arched C13 lancet. Blocked north door.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
4 bay south arcade on octagonal piers and with double hollow chamfered arches, all of 1894. Roll moulded Y west window of 2 lights looks into tower. 1908 arch over south doorway. Nave roof famous for contract of 1330 (see.John Harvey, Medieval Craftsmen, 1975, p.200) but replaced 1785: principals, 2 tiers taper-tenoned butt purlins and short straight windbraces.at base. Similar lean-to aisle roof, boarded to east over chapel of 1915. Jambs of chapel east window with columns and ogeed statuary niches. Large octagonal C15 font. Stem with 8 attached columns with capitals and bases. Bowl panels alternate between modified route-tournants and shields within cusped quatrefoils, the shields bearing figures of angels. Crenellated rim. C19 chancel roof is boarded and arch braced. Ogeed and cusped sedilia and piscina under 4 arches. Wall monument to William Crowe 1668 : bust stands between 2 black marble Corinthian columns rising to entablature and scrolled broken pediment. Between scrolls an achievement. Apron below bears inscription. 2 white marble skulls flank bust. To east an architectural monument to Robert Crowe 1727. Black marble. Bowed inscription panel between Corinthian pilasters. Above is a segmental pediment and below is a gadrooned base. 2 commandment panels on nave west wall. 1688. Oil on canvas. Depict Moses and Aaron.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 519 122
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.
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.
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