Nominal: 819.5 Hz Weight: 949 lbs Diameter: 38.25" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by John I Brend 1568
Dove Bell ID: 2740 Tower ID: 13525 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Gimingham: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TG 285 366
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 Bell Ringing
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 314 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Graded slate roof. West tower, nave, south porch, chancel. Embattled C15 west tower with diagonal buttresses to the west. Curved stair turret with slit and circular lights to the north face. Restored C15 west window of 3 lights; square ringing chamber openings one having a shield in the tracery; hood moulds over. 2 light Perpendicular bell openings. Gargoyles. 3 bay buttressed nave, the buttresses to the north of post-Medieval brick. Diagonal buttresses. North doorway has continuous moulding, a chamfer merging into the arch with 2 rolls; hood mould. C19 lancet. 2 late Medieval 3-light windows with embattled demi-transoms under 4-centred arches; brick voussoirs. Remains of buttress beside eastern window. To the south 2 similar windows, that to the west restored. Unbuttressed chancel of 2 bays. No openings to the north but a C19 lean-to. To the south 2 2-light restored windows with reticulated tracery. Between these a priest's door with roll, hollow and fillet moulding; hood mould over. East window of 3 lights with cusped reticulated tracery. C15 2-storey porch of knapped flint, embattled to west. A cusped 2-light window with quatrefoil light in the spandrel all under a hood mould to both east and west. Doorway with shafts having polygonal abaci; quatrefoils enclosing shields in the spandrels. Above the door a row of similar quatrefoils with shields; then a square-headed window of 3 cusped lights, the centre light having a bracket below; hood mould. Chequered flushwork parapet. Continuously moulded nave doorway with hood mould; stoup to right.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Early C20 roofs. Tall tower arch with chamfered arris and inner arch. Restored chancel arch with polygonal shafts and abaci; chamfered arch. Re-used poppy-head bench-ends in the chancel. Restored chancel windows with shafts and foliated capitals to the rere-arch. Restored octagonal font, the panels to the bowl having cusped tracery. Painted wooden Stuart arms. C19 rere-arch to north lancet.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1231 Hz Weight: 480 lbs Diameter: 27.75" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1889
Dove Bell ID: 21809 Tower ID: 13525 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1095.5 Hz Weight: 543 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1889
Dove Bell ID: 21810 Tower ID: 13525 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1027.5 Hz Weight: 608 lbs Diameter: 30.75" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by Bury St Edmunds foundry
Dove Bell ID: 21811 Tower ID: 13525 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 922.5 Hz Weight: 703 lbs Diameter: 33.5" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by William Brend 1616
Dove Bell ID: 21812 Tower ID: 13525 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 285 366
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
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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