Diameter: 10.63" Bell 1 of 7
Founded by John Warner & Sons
Dove Bell ID: 62709 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Worstead: St Mary
Overview
Grid reference: TG 302 260
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Rood Screen
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 945 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval. Flint and stone, lead roof. West tower, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, chancel, vestry. 4 stage embattled west tower of flint; setback buttresses. Flushwork basecourse of cusped arches; stone frieze above of quatrefoil relief, then cusped intersecting blind arcade of flushwork. West door with encircled quatrefoil roundels in the spandrels, niches to each side; castellated label forms sill to west window of 4 lights, Decorated, mostly C19. Square lights with tracery to ringing chamber, hood mould over; clock now to east face. 2-light windows with panel tracery to bell-openings, ballflowers in one order; continuous hood mould. Stone battlements with quatrefoil and cusped arches in relief. Gargoyles. Buttressed nave of 5 bays; basecourse pattern repeated as tower; 3-light windows with panel tracery; angle buttresses with flushwork. Flushwork parapet. North doorway with traceried spandrels. Exterior rood stair to north with flushwork. Clerestorey of 2 3-light windows under 4-centred arches to each bay. Flying buttresses to 2 easternmost bays. Sixth aisle bays form chapels. East window of south chapel with 4-centred arch. Chancel of 2 bays without decorative base as nave and tower; window, C19, of 3 lights. 5-light east window with reticulated tracery; brick voussoirs. Buttressed vestry of 2 storeys to east end of north aisle chapel. Flushwork base, single light windows to ground floor; 3-light window under 4-centred arch to east. South porch of 2 storeys to second nave bay. South west stair turret, stonework much repaired. Flushwork to south face and angle buttresses. Tierceron star vault to ground floor; doorway to nave with fleurons in 2 orders of jamb and arch.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
C14 nave arcades with octagonal piers and hollow-chamfered arches. Angel corbels with shields to hammerbeam roof with tracery in the spandrels, much restored in 1899. Line of previous roof visible above tower arch. Aisles with arch-braced roofs with tracery in the spandrels. West tower arch of clustered shafts with hollows. Octagonal shafts to chancel arch. Chancel with arch-braced roof. Stone altar, reredos and altar rails all added in 1840's. Figure brass of 1391. Rood screen dated 1512, upper parts much restored. Rood beam removed in 1809. Screens to chapels much restored. Tower screen dated 1501, with lower parts repainted in 1831. Screen supports ringers gallery. Font on 3 steps, panelled stem; octagonal bowl with cusped quatrefoils, supported on angels. Board over south nave door recording the benefaction of the Rev. Henry Wharton which funded the re-pewing in 1736. Box pews in nave with high back walls and quadrant pilasters at the corners.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
C
Nominal: 1066 Hz Weight: 614 lbs Diameter: 30.38" Bell 2 of 7
Founded by Edward Tooke 1675
Dove Bell ID: 62710 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
B♭
Nominal: 958 Hz Weight: 585 lbs Diameter: 31.93" Bell 3 of 7
Founded by John Stephens 1722
Dove Bell ID: 62711 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
A♭
Nominal: 854 Hz Weight: 824 lbs Diameter: 36" Bell 4 of 7
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1970
Dove Bell ID: 62712 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
G
Nominal: 807 Hz Weight: 1127 lbs Diameter: 39.18" Bell 5 of 7
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1879
Dove Bell ID: 62713 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
F
Nominal: 718 Hz Weight: 1421 lbs Diameter: 42.88" Bell 6 of 7
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1970
Dove Bell ID: 62714 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
E♭
Nominal: 640 Hz Weight: 1925 lbs Diameter: 48.43" Bell 7 of 7
Founded by Thomas Newman 1706
Dove Bell ID: 62715 Tower ID: 25012 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 302 260
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard is closed for burial by order in council.
The date of the burial closure order is 1966
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.
Churchyard Structures
Grave
CWGC Grave to west side of Church
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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