Diameter: 32.13" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Simon Severey ('Crostwight Group')
Dove Bell ID: 50282 Tower ID: 17847 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Alby: St Ethelbert
Overview
Grid reference: TG 202 336
St Ethelbert's is a Grade II* listed church in urgent need of repairs to its roof. An earlier Heritage Lottery Fund grant revealed that the nave roof is in a worse condition than first thought. This new grant will ensure timbers will be repaired or replaced and stainless steel used to strengthen the roof structure, with new oak rafters inserted above the existing rafters to strengthen them. A new guidebook, leaflet and website about the history of St Ethelbert’s, including research by local schools, will be available once the work has been completed.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Tour: Explore inside the church Open: Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Parking: Visitor parking nearby Footpath: On a footpath, trail or cycle route
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 314 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Pantile roof. West tower, nave, south porch, chancel, vestry. Embattled tower of 2 stages with diagonal buttresses to west; west window of 3 lights with cusped intersecting tracery; square traceried ringing chamber openings; 2-light cusped ogee headed bell-openings; plain parapet; external stair- turret to north-east. Buttressed nave of 3 bays with masonry cross to first southern bay; 2 2-light cusped Y-tracery windows to south of early C14; 1 similar to north; north door, now blocked, with hood mould and 1 square-headed late medieval 2-light window. Clerestorey wall set back just above nave windows to north and south but no evidence of aisles in wall below. Nave buttresses have C16 brick quoins. Small remnant of buttress to second nave bay on north. Clerestorey windows of 2 lights, cusped. Chancel of 2 bays with diagonal buttresses; to south 2 2-light windows, one of early C14 with cusped Y-tracery, one Perpendicular; priest's door to south. C19 vestry to north. C19 east window of 3 lights with cusped intersecting tracery. Unbuttressed south porch with cusped single-light windows to east and west under hood moulds; doorway with attached shafts, polygonal abaci and outer order of continuous moulding; hood mould. Porch roof arch-braced. Nave doorway has hood mould with figure stops.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Interior. Arch-braced roof with plain ashlaring. Rood stair. Tall, narrow opening to tower with attached shafts. Polygonal shafts to chancel arch. C19 chancel roof. Some C15 poppy-head bench-ends. C15 octagonal font with shields on bowl.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
19th Century Clock with cast iron plate and spacer frame located in Tower made by Thwaites & Reed ? from London
Historical Notes
1830 - 1830
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 202 336
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
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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