Nominal: 755 Hz Weight: 1344 lbs Diameter: 39" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by William Brend 1629
Dove Bell ID: 6509 Tower ID: 11310 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Stratton Strawless: St Margaret
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626087
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Grid reference: TG 221 207
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass Concerts/Live Music Bell Ringing
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 273 m²
Exterior Description
C15 with alterations and partial rebuildings in C17 and C18. Flint with stone dressings; south aisle rendered, brick vestry; slate roofs, lead roof over south aisle. West tower, nave, chancel, south aisle, south porch. Squat C15 west tower with angle-buttresses. Two-light sound openings with foiled heads. Embattled parapet with corner pinnacles in the form of seated figures, those on the south-east and south-west renewed. South porch of flint with brick parapet; south doorway with engaged shafts. South aisle rebuilt in C17; three square headed 2-light Perpendicular windows with panel tracery and drip moulds. Moulded brick and stone finial a south-east corner of aisle. Square headed 3-light south window in chancel with Perpendicular tracery. East window restored in C19; small niche above window opening. North doorway with plain chamfered stone surround and brick arch. Two 3-light windows with late Perpendicular tracery; bays divided by staged buttresses with flush- work panels. C19 octagonal chimney with stone shaft on a brick and flint base. Small blocked opening with hollow chamfered stone surround.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
South aisle with groin-vaulted ceiling houses fine C17 monuments to the Marsham family: at the east wall Thomas Marsham (d.1638), a marble effigy reclining on a black sarcophagus. On the south wall, kneeling figures of Henry Marsham (d.1678) and his family. The figures kneel on a ledge in front of a double niche surmounted by a scrolled pediment on Corinthian columns. South arcade of 4 bays with octagonal piers and double-chamfered arches: three bays filled with 'Gothick' screen dividing nave and aisle. Roof continuous over nave and chancel; C18 arch-braced collar with king posts; wall posts supported on corbel- heads, all identical. Traceried spandrels to arch-braces Wide elliptical (or flattened three-centred) chancel arch with Gothick screen, probably late C18. West gallery and organ loft masking western bay of arcade. Octagonal font with quatrefoils. Fragments of mediaeval glass in north and south windows. Good C14 reclining figure monument on nave north side. Good brass chandelier in nave with 25 branches in 3 tiers, probably early C18, said to have come from Russia.'
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1280 Hz Weight: 392 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by John Darbie 1664
Dove Bell ID: 41258 Tower ID: 11310 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1123.5 Hz Weight: 448 lbs Diameter: 27.5" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by William Brend 1629
Dove Bell ID: 41259 Tower ID: 11310 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1002.5 Hz Weight: 504 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by William Brend 1629
Dove Bell ID: 41260 Tower ID: 11310 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 939 Hz Weight: 627 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1977
Dove Bell ID: 41261 Tower ID: 11310 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 839.5 Hz Weight: 952 lbs Diameter: 36.25" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by William Brend 1629
Dove Bell ID: 41262 Tower ID: 11310 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 221 207
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.
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.
Further information
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