Diameter: 40" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Stephen II Tonne 1559
Dove Bell ID: 59101 Tower ID: 22980 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Reepham: St Mary
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626186
http://www.reepham-and-wensum-valley-team-churches.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TG 101 228
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Toilets nearby or inside the church Wheelchair accessible Stained Glass Bell Ringing
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 435 m²
Exterior Description
Mainly C14, with a major restoration in 1885. Built of flint with stone quoins and black glazed pantile roof. Nave, north aisle, south porch, south tower, south aisle and chancel, Clerestorey removed and nave roof re-built in circa 1790. Brick and stone west gable parapet with restored curvilinear style window below. North aisle with north door and 3 curvilinear style window. (2 lights with quatrefoil vessica), South porch with C15 doorway and rebuilt brick parapet with tumbling in. 2 stage tower with stepped diagonal buttresses to the south, and battlemented flushwork top. Curvilinear style window and bell openings with 'Y' tracery, South aisle with 1 south window and 1 east window, and chancel With 3 south windows with C19 priests door under central window, 2 windows to the north and east window all in the curvilinear style. North arcade C14, of 4 bays with octagonal piers, moulded base and capitals. South arcade C13, 4 bays, with C14 responds, moulded base and capitals. Tower door in arch, with mediaeval iron work.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Chancel, nearly all rebuilt, with to south a niche with curvilinear tracery, ogee hood mould with crockets and a piscina to the right on an octagonal column with base and capital. On the north wall a fine monument, probably William de Kerdeston died 1361. He lies on a bed of pebbles on a tomb chest with eight weepers, and above a canopy with two tall ogee arches, with a pendant between the quatrefoils in the spandrels, with a band of Perpendicular tracery behind. Brass to Sir William de Kerdeston and his wife Cecily (died 1391). Early C13 square font with shallow blind arcade, of Purbeck Marble. Poppy head bench ends some with wild beasts in chancel and at the west end of the nave. East window dated 1867, by A. & H. H. O'Connor. Churchyard, raised above Church Hill, and retained by red brick wall to north, with raking buttresses, and attached to the north aisle wall. (M. J, Sayer M.A. Reepham's Three Churches T. Hugh Bryant The Churches of Norfolk. Norwich Mercury Series part 2 No. CCCXCIII)
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 101 228
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether 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 | Yes |
| 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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