Diameter: 39" Bell 1 of 2
Founded by Simon Severey ('Crostwight Group')
Dove Bell ID: 54116 Tower ID: 20191 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Foulsham: Holy Innocents
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626180
http://www.heartofnorfolkchurches.org.uk/Overview
Grid reference: TG 32 250
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass Concerts/Live Music Bell Ringing
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 584 m²
Exterior Description
Mid C14 chancel, late C15 nave, aisles and tower. Built of flint, random rubble, ashlar and render with pantiled roofs. The tower of 4 stages with diagonal buttresses and flush work base, battlemented parapet with crocketed pinnacles. West door with arms of Lord Morley (circa 1500) and France and England Quarterly, in spandrel panels. Perpendicular West window, with above a griddled bell opening. Polygonal attached stair turret to north-east. North aisle with blocked north door, buttresses and 4 three-light perpendicular windows, and reticulated south window. South porch with angle buttresses, C14 blocked doorway and window. South aisle with late perpendicular windows, and buttresses. Chancel with curvilinear windows and diagonal buttresses with gable heads. Blocked door and priests door to north. East window C19 by C A Gibbs. Clerestory to nave and chancel late perpendicular. Roof of chancel and nave re-built and tiled in 1771 after the fire of 1770. Plaster ceiling over the nave with patera. C15 tower arch with ringing gallery.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
First 2 bays of north arcade C13, with circular piers capitals and abaci, possibly raised to match the other bays of C15 work which have polygonal projections. South arcade perpendicular with octagonal piers. Chancel arch decorated. C14 stained glass fragments in eastern chancel windows. Sedilia and piscina mainly C19. Font in perpendicular style dates from after the fire. Monument in chancel to Sir Thomas Hunt (1616). Three depressed arches and kneeling under them, Sir Thomas and his wives. Oak linenfold panels in C19 frame on east chancel wall: (Reverend Thomas Quarles MA, RN) History and Antiquities of Foulsham 1842.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
18th Century Clock with wrought iron plate and spacer frame located in Tower made by JosephMack from Holt, Norfolk
Historical Notes
1771 - 1771
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Diameter: 18" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by Towler of Foulsham
Dove Bell ID: 54117 Tower ID: 20191 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 32 250
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.
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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