Weight: 278 lbs Diameter: 21.75" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by Samuel Gilpin
Dove Bell ID: 57604 Tower ID: 22108 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Mile Cross: St Catherine
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626127
http://www.stcatherinesmilecross.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TG 219 109
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby Toilets nearby or inside the church On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 558 m²
Exterior Description
1933-35. By A.D.R.Caroe and A.P.Robinson. Grey-purple and buff-brown brick with blue-grey pantile roof with blank parapets. Plan of chancel, low crossing tower, transepts, and nave with N and S vestries and porches. A subtle combination of elemental Romanesque and modern styles with tall narrow square-headed windows. Chancel has a broken-pointed east window and a tall window to each side, then there is a saddleback-roofed tower oversailing the projecting transepts. These again have tall windows and the tower has narrow louvred openings, those to east and west a group of five following the line of the gable. The nave has 5 tall windows to each side set in panels framed by thin buttresses and a projecting blank parapet. Small vestry and porch projections with carefully designed shallow planes of brickwork and ornamental doors. The west end has a monumental arch between two tower elements with a 7-light window within, following the arch and set over the bowed projection of the baptistery. The whole exterior displays a finely considered employment of the two shades of brick. The west end faces the church hall (q.v.), symmetrically placed opposite it, and with which it forms a group. INTERIOR: The whole ensemble is particularly fine. Giant semi-circular head concrete transverse arches project at intervals along the nave wall and separate the side spaces which are like side-chapels. Arches in the sides of these spaces form narrow chapel aisles. The nave roof between the giant arches is divided into blue-painted panels and the wooden cornice has finely carved gilded letters forming an inscription. Below in the centre of each bay is a finely carved bracket holding an elaborate metalwork lantern. The chancel arch is also round-arched and has a pair of finely carved canted pulpits with back panels and elaborate testers backing onto its piers. The chancel east window has stained glass which sails above a very elaborate carved reredos in late Gothic style of white marble with a granite frame and with centre panels of the Nativity, Crucifixion and Supper at Emmaus with figures in high relief. Below is the finely carved wooden altar in similar style with Renaissance details. There are very finely carved choir stalls in the same style with the choir balcony above on the north side and a set of organ pipes on the south both again with fine carving. The west gallery has a carved front and is supported on wooden square piers. Underneath is the baptistery with a finely carved stone font with carved figures in high relief, part bowl on a pedestal but four sides continuing to the ground with high relief figures in miniature niches. The whole stands on an octagonal stepped plinth. Behind is the wide bow window with five stained glass windows.
Sources: Information from Oliver Caroe, via Norwich City Council. Anthony Symondson, SJ, 'Unity by Inclusion: Sir Ninian Comper and the Planning of a Modern Church', in The Twentieth Century Church, 1998, pp.19-42
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of this church is a masterly composition contrasting the austere structural lines with the elaborate late Gothic and Renaissance style fittings. The darker nave leads to the lighter and higher chancel. It shows the interwar interest in Southern European styles but may also reflect the ideas expressed by Sir Ninian Comper at the time of 'unity by inclusion', that is the combining of Gothic and Classical elemnts to make a compelling whole, and by current ideas of having a wider nave with the altar more united with the body of the church and clearly the focal point.
Sources: Information from Oliver Caroe, via Norwich City Council. Anthony Symondson, SJ, 'Unity by Inclusion: Sir Ninian Comper and the Planning of a Modern Church', in The Twentieth Century Church, 1998, pp.19-42.
Bells
Weight: 343 lbs Diameter: 24.75" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Samuel Gilpin
Dove Bell ID: 57605 Tower ID: 22108 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 391 lbs Diameter: 26.25" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by John II Brend 1640
Dove Bell ID: 57606 Tower ID: 22108 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 411 lbs Diameter: 27" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by John II Brend 1640
Dove Bell ID: 57607 Tower ID: 22108 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 507 lbs Diameter: 29.38" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 57608 Tower ID: 22108 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 650 lbs Diameter: 32.06" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 57609 Tower ID: 22108 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 219 109
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.
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
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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.
Further information
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