Nominal: 646 Hz Weight: 1736 lbs Diameter: 45" Bell 1 of 10
Founded by William Brend 1621
Dove Bell ID: 4993 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Norwich: St Andrew
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626092
http://www.standrewsnorwich.orgOverview
Grid reference: TG 231 87
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Toilets nearby or inside the church On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Staithe nearby Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 696 m²
Exterior Description
Tower 1467 to 1498. South porch C1469. North Porch C.1474 Church 1499 to 1518. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Ashlar facing on nave and chancel. Lead roof. West tower. Nave and chancel in one. North and south aisles and porches. Rood turret against south aisle. 4-stage tower with panelled diagonal buttresses and stair turret on south side. West door with badly weathered shield frieze above. 4-light west window with 2-centre arch. large 3-light belfry windows with intersecting tracery. 2-storey porches built against the tower and in line with the aisles. 5 bays to nave and chancel with an un-aisled half-bay at the east end. Large 4-light perpendicular windows with 2-centre arches. Eleven clerestory windows with triangular pilasters between. The east end has cusped flushwork below plinth with stone shield frieze above.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Three statue niches and 2 armorial shields below large 5-light perpendicular east window with 4-centre arch. Small diagonal corner buttresses with run-out concave hollows. Post-mediaevel re-build of vestry above plinth at the end of the south aisle. The aisle piers have 4 shafts with a concave moulding on the diagonal face. Blind cusped tracery below clerestory windows. Low-pitched roof with heavy ridge-piece and single butt-purlins. Arch-bracing forming a 4-centre profile and springing from wall-shafts supported on angel corbels. The Suckling Chapel in the north aisle is enclosed by an open traceried screen. Good monuments to Robert Suckling (1589). Francis Rugge (1607). Robert Garsett (1613) and Sir John Sucking (1613). Many 018 monuments. Victorian font and pulpit.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Bell Frame
Maker
Pickford
Date
Visit
Description
Complex
OFJ
Jurisdiction
Number of Bells
Material
Bells
Nominal: 1640.5 Hz Weight: 336 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 2 of 10
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1825
Dove Bell ID: 33440 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1429.5 Hz Weight: 392 lbs Diameter: 25.5" Bell 3 of 10
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1825
Dove Bell ID: 33441 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1303 Hz Weight: 504 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 4 of 10
Founded by Henry Pleasant 1705
Dove Bell ID: 33442 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1251 Hz Weight: 560 lbs Diameter: 29" Bell 5 of 10
Founded by Thomas Newman 1713
Dove Bell ID: 33443 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1096 Hz Weight: 644 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 6 of 10
Founded by John Draper 1634
Dove Bell ID: 33444 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 983 Hz Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 33" Bell 7 of 10
Founded by William Brend 1623
Dove Bell ID: 33445 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 868 Hz Weight: 896 lbs Diameter: 35" Bell 8 of 10
Founded by Michael Darbie 1661
Dove Bell ID: 33446 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 816 Hz Weight: 945 lbs Diameter: 37" Bell 9 of 10
Founded by William Brend 1617
Dove Bell ID: 33447 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 727.5 Hz Weight: 1344 lbs Diameter: 41" Bell 10 of 10
Founded by Thomas Newman 1713
Dove Bell ID: 33448 Tower ID: 10164 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 231 87
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.
Further information
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