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Dove Bell ID: 63729 Tower ID: 25488 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Forncett: St Mary
Overview
Grid reference: TM 166 938
A church at Forncett (ie Forncett St. Mary since Forncett St. Peter was called Tuanestuna) is mentioned in Domesday Book, but nothing surviving from the eleventh century is at present visible. The square tower is probably thirteenth-century, with a fifteenth-century uppermost stage and parapet.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Visitor parking nearby Toilets nearby or inside the church On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Concerts/Live Music
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, aisleless nave with north porch, chancel with south organ-chamber-cum-vestry.
Footprint of Church buildings: 236 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
A church at Forncett (ie Forncett St. Mary since Forncett St. Peter was called Tuanestuna) is mentioned in Domesday Book, but nothing surviving from the eleventh century is at present visible. The square tower is probably thirteenth-century, with a fifteenth-century uppermost stage and parapet. The nave has fifteenth-century windows and the chancel was entirely rebuilt, and the whole church provided with new roofs, in 1869.
Exterior Description
C13 origin. Nave with Perpendicular windows. Chancel (and vestry) of 1869 with reticulated traceried windows and re-set C13 lancet. North porch, north door with linenfold panels. Thin west tower, without buttresses, embattled parapet with flushwork panelling, and 2-light Perpendicular bell-openings.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
The interior has few architectural features. The windows are within plain reveals with stone surrounds and the roof of the nave is a pine scissor-brace construction of 1869 with embattled wall-plates. The tower arch has plain responds and four chamfers round the arch which die into them. The font in the north-west corner of the nave is surrounded by two lengths of seventeenth-century rails. The floor is paved with tiles in the alleys and most of the pews and chairs which used to stand on timber platforms have been removed.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Late 19th Century
The altar is a solid oak table with simple chamfers.
Reredos
The reredos consists of four riddel posts; the curtains have been taken down.
Pulpit
The pulpit is Jacobean, of oak with a front of simple panels with fluting in the uppermost tier; the back of the pulpit seems to be made of the former backboard and has fluted Ionic pilasters. The base and reading desk are nineteenth-century, of oak.
Font (object)
The font has a four-sided bowl with concave sides and chamfered corners, set on a base of four colonettes attached to a drum.
Organ (object)
1888
The organ is a small two-manual instrument provided by Norman Brothers of Norwich
Rail
1869
The communion rails have iron brackets and moulded oak capping.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 166 938
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.
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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