Weight: 1344 lbs Bell 1 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1633
Dove Bell ID: 7050 Tower ID: 12482 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Walcott: All Saints
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626243
http://www.coastalgroup.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TG 360 317
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 367 m²
Exterior Description
C15 and C16 (bequests for construction recorded as follows: 1427 nave, 1453 and 1474 tower, 1467 porch, 1534 to "covering the church"). Restored 1854-77 by R.M. Phipson. Flint with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. West tower, nave and chancel. 3 stage tower supported by diagonal buttresses. Tower plinth decorated with flushwork trefoiled arcade. Arched west door with wave mouldings below square hood. Carved spandrels. 4-light west window with Perpendicular tracery. String courses between storeys. Square ringing chamber ventilation holes with openwork tracery wheels. 2- light quatrefoiled belfry windows. Flushwork crenellated parapet with stepped merlons. Tower stairs to south east. Buttresses emphasised by chequered flushwork at junctions with tower. Angle buttresses to west end of nave, stepped side buttresses to flanks. Gabled south porch with diagonal buttresses emphasised by chequered flushwork as tower. Moulded arched doorway. Wrought iron porch gates by Fitt and Parke of Stalham, mid C19, with arrowhead finials to verticals. Inner doorway moulded with waves and hollows. Arched side lights. Arched north door with double wave moulded jambs, as have the 3 3-light Perpendicular nave windows to each side. Stepped side buttresses to chancel separate 2 2-light mouchette windows. Arched priests' door to south. Window jambs moulded as nave. Diagonal east buttresses. 4-light Flowing east window by Phipson.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Double wave and hollow moulded tower arch with semi-circular responds on polygonal bases and capitals. Similar chancel arch responds carrying hollow and keeled roll moulded arch. C15 screen of 3 bays right and left of ogeed central opening. Lights to bays ogeed and cusped below rising tracery mullions. C13 Purbeck marble octagonal font with 2 arches to each facet of bowl. Bowl supported on central shaft and 8 columns (one missing) of later date. C19 nave roof of principals on arched braces and 2 tiers staggered taper-tenoned butt purlins. Chancel roof similar but with one tier purlins. Sedilia and piscina in chancel of cusped and sub-cusped arches under square hood.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Diameter: 28" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1878
Dove Bell ID: 43978 Tower ID: 12482 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bell 3 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1633
Dove Bell ID: 43979 Tower ID: 12482 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bell 4 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1633
Dove Bell ID: 43980 Tower ID: 12482 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bell 5 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1633
Dove Bell ID: 43981 Tower ID: 12482 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 360 317
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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