Nominal: 910.5 Hz Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 34.75" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by John II Brend 1655
Dove Bell ID: 5624 Tower ID: 15207 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Rollesby: St George
Overview
Grid reference: TG 446 157
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 317 m²
Exterior Description
C12 base of west tower, early C14 upper stages of tower, nave, aisles and, in the later C14, the chancel. North porch 1496. 1874 east window unblocked, 1884 tower restored, 1885 major restoration : nave restored and re-roofed, floors, seats, windows restored, chancel arch, pulpit and reading desk. Cut flint with ashlar dressings. Black glazed pantiles to chancel, red pantiles to nave, lead to aisles and porch. 3 stage tower. Lower stage circular with a 2-light Perpendicular west window. Set-off to octagonal belfry and ringing chamber stages, the latter lit through one cusped west light. Louvred Y tracery belfry windows to alternate facets. Flushwork crenellated parapet. Aisles supported by diagonal east and west buttresses and stepped flanking buttresses. 3 cusped 2-light Y windows each side. South doorway is cusped and sub-cusped after the pattern of Court Style funerary monuments. Shallow gabled north porch 1496 with diagonal buttresses. 4-centred doorway with continuous mouldings and one order of shafts. Above apex is a canopied statuary niche. Ashlar kneelers to parapet. 2-light arched side windows. South clerestory of 4 encircled quatrefoils. North clerestory of 4 2-light late C14 lozenge windows. Chancel has diagonal flushwork east buttresses which develop into panelled pinnacles and match similar pinnacles to the west of the chancel. 2 3-light proto-Perpendicular windows to north and south separated by a stepped buttress. The north side also has a priests' door. 3-light Perpendicular east window below a C19 cusped circle in a square surround.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
South aisle is wider than the north. 4 bay arcade, the first pier from the west being circular, the remainder octagonal. Moulded capitals and bases. Double hollow chamfered arches. Wave moulded tower arch. Chancel arch dies into walls. Renewed nave roof of principals and purlins. Wall posts drop from wall plate. Octagonal font with 8 orbiting Purbeck marble columns and C19 bowl. Chancel roof C19 : principals, purlins, tie beams and collars. In south-east corner of chancel is a small room entered from north and west through 4-centred arches. Its purpose is a mystery. Monument to Rose Claxton 1601. Tomb chest with decorated top edge has suitably phrased valediction to her set within it. Reclining effigy on tomb chest in Elizabethan dress, of stone, once painted. She rests her head on right hand. In wall above the momument is a further inscription panel giving her biography and brief details of the mournful feelings occasioned in her friends upon her death. Alabaster wall monument to Leonard Mapes 1619. Leonard Mapes and wife are represented, in high relief, praying. Behind Leonard are several sons, behind wife 2 daughters. This panel bordered bya pair of black marble pilasters terminating in block entablatures. Predella panel depicts eldest son praying on one side and daughter-in-law and one daughter praying on the other.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1114 Hz Weight: 504 lbs Diameter: 28.88" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 36725 Tower ID: 15207 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1004.5 Hz Weight: 672 lbs Diameter: 31.38" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 36726 Tower ID: 15207 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 446 157
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.
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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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