Diameter: 27" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Simon Severey ('Crostwight Group')
Dove Bell ID: 50294 Tower ID: 17856 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Alderford: St John the Baptist
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626173
http://www.reepham-and-wensum-valley-team-churches.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TG 123 187
•This tiny church was built in the early fourteenth-century, and is grade I listed. •It has one bell, used to announce services, and boasts a fifteenth century Sacramental Font. (The seven sacraments are Baptism, The Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Marriage, Ordination and Extreme Unction.) •Alderford & Attlebridge have been united as one parish since 1688.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 183 m²
Exterior Description
C14 W.tower, nave, chancel, south porch. Flint, with limestone dressings and quoins. Copper-covered roof continuous over nave and chancel; pantile roof on south porch. Angle-buttressed west tower with narrow bell- openings. Small two-light west window. Oversailing tower parapet with cruci- form corner pinnacles. Remains of C14 arcade to north aisle (now demolished) blocked-in with brickwork. South porch with C19 sundial over entrance. Fine C14 ironwork on knocker of south door. Two south windows with reticulated tracery, one perpendicular window under a four-centred arch, the easternmost south window with three blocked ogee-headed lights under a square hood mould.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Octagonal seven-sacrament font on stepped podium against north wall with traces of original colour. Rood loft stairs in south wall marking division between nave and chancel (no chancel arch).
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 123 187
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.
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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