Nominal: 892 Hz Weight: 947 lbs Diameter: 36.25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1904
Dove Bell ID: 58489 Tower ID: 22620 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Overstrand: St Martin
Overview
Grid reference: TG 240 407
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby 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: 434 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval, restored from ruin in early C20. Flint with stone and brick dressings. Slate roofs. West tower, nave, north aisle, chancel, south porch. Embattled tower with diagonal buttresses. West door with chamfered reveals rolls and fillets to arch, hollows between. 2-light early C20 west window. Cusped roundels to ringing chamber openings; 2-light C20 bell openings, brick edged vent; gargoyles; flushwork battlements. 3 bay nave; one early C20 3-light Perpendicular window and one restored window with demitransoms under 4-centred arch with brick and flint voussoirs to south. All restoration to north. 2 bay chancel with 2 restored 3-light windows with demi-transoms. C20 priest's door. Flushwork beneath C20 5-light east window. Porch to first nave bay.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Roofs of c1910. Medieval brick tower arch with continuous brick chamfer; inner order on corbels. C20 aisle and arcade but north nave door left in position and now inside church having chamfered reveal merging to roll-moulded arch; 4-centred brick rere-arch; stoop. Stoop beside south door. Brick reveals to wafer oven in south wall of tower. C20 chancel arch and rood stair. Restored ogee arched piscina with remains of arch for sedilia.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 240 407
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.
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