Weight: 392 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by William de Norwyco
Dove Bell ID: 55203 Tower ID: 20793 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Hellesdon: St Mary
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626122
http://hellesdonchurches.webplus.netOverview
Grid reference: TG 200 106
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby Wheelchair accessible Toilets Stained Glass Concerts/Live Music Brass Rubbing
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 237 m²
Exterior Description
Mainly C15, though much restored in the C19. Flint with stone dressings and roofs of slate and lead. North aisle, nave with west bellcote and spire, 2 storey south porch, north chancel chapel and chancel. North aisle, 4 bays with stepped diagonal buttresses. North door at west end, with re-set corbel head to its right. C19 Decorated windows. Octagonal bellcote with louvred openings and spire. C15 south porch with diagonal stepped buttresses. 2-light windows with 4 centred arches to east and west. South door way with attached shafts with battlemented caps. Cusped single light windows at first floor level lighting Parvis. Sexpartite vault with boss springing from colonnettes inside the porch. South doorway with double ogee moulding. Fabric of south wall C12. Nave 2 bays with stepped buttress and C19 2-light window. North chancel chapel 1 bay with C19 window to north and Perpendicular 3-light window with quatrefoils in the side lights to east. Gable raised to form lean-to, with parapets to south, east and west. 2 bay chancel with stepped diagonal buttresses. 2, 2-light Perpendicular windows to south. The western most window, has a ½ transom with an additional 1-light cusped window below. 3-light Perpendicular east window with hood mould and carved label stops. Wall monument to Mary Aves, died 1763. Parapet gables.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Inside, the north aisle butt purlin roof is probably C18. 2 bay north arcade with quatrefoil piers with angle fillets, bases and capitals. The double ogee moulded arches are continuous down to the bases at the responds. 2 bay arch braced roof with carved corbels. Cusped niche to north of chancel arch. Chancel arch with attached shafts and double ogee moulding. Arch in north chancel arch with double ogee moulding, now blocked with C19 6-light window. North door in chancel mainly C19. Restored Aumbry and piscina with ogee tracery in rectangular heads in south wall. Restored piscina in north chancel chapel. Good brasses of Richard de Heylesdon, and Ricardus Thaleburgh.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 200 106
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
Churchyard Structures
War Memorial
The Hellesdon War Memorial, a white granite rough-hewn cross with the names of the fallen, is situated to the south-east of the church, south of the churchyard entrance.
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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