Weight: 1008 lbs Diameter: 38.75" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 3970 Tower ID: 15460 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Lessingham: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TG 392 285
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
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 Rood screen panels
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 142 m²
Exterior Description
Mainly C13 but extensively restored 1891-93 by H.J. Green, Diocesan architect. Flint with ashlar dressings and brick repairs. Thatched roof. West tower, nave, ruined chancel. 3 stage unbuttressed west tower. 2-light Y tracery C19 west window. Blocked ringing chamber window to south. 2-light C14 belfry windows, cusped. String courses between storeys. Crenellated parapet. Gabled south porch with diagonal buttresses. Wave and hollow moulded arch below hood on labels. Hollow chamfered inner doorway and hood. C19 2-light Y window west of porch. 2 3-light cusped square-headed C19 windows to east. North side pierced by one 2-light Y window. North doorway similar to inner south. One 2-light circa 1300 window : lights terminate in rounded trefoil heads and support encircled quatrefoil. 3-light C19 cusped square-headed window to east. Rood stair projection. Brick nave west wall of 1891-93. 2 2-light Y windows to south chancel wall, that to east broken to form entrance. 2 stepped buttresses and one 2-light square-headed window to north chancel. No tracery to east window.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Tall tower arch. Octagonal C13 Purbeck marble font with 2 trefoil-headed arches to each bowl facet. Drum stem and orbiting columns on waterholding bases. Boarded C19 roof with tie beams on arched braces. Trefoiled C13 piscina in south wall. Late C16 octagonal pulpit and tester. Plain panels with reading platform supported on scrolled brackets. Tester has ball finials.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Weight: 616 lbs Diameter: 29.88" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by (unidentified)
Dove Bell ID: 28227 Tower ID: 15460 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 840 lbs Diameter: 34.63" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 28228 Tower ID: 15460 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 392 285
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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