Weight: 1120 lbs Diameter: 38" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by Thomas Lawrence
Dove Bell ID: 3078 Tower ID: 12225 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Hardley: St Margaret
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626350
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Overview
Grid reference: TG 385 7
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
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 Wall Painting
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 216 m²
Exterior Description
C14 and C15 with some C12 work including base of west tower. Flint, partly rendered and red brick; limestone dressings. Slate roofs. West tower, nave, chancel, north porch, north vestry. Round west tower, C12 with later upper stages; small western lancet, with bell opening above semicircular headed, dressed in red brick with rubbed arch and dripmould. North and south bell openings lancets with chamfered reveals. Embattled tower parapet of red brick with roll-moulded copings. Tower not co-axial with nave, suggesting a north aisle now incorporated in nave. Nave and chancel each have two 2-light C15 windows on the south side, bays divided by staged buttresses. Cl4 north nave doorway. Nave east gable much rebuilt at south-east corner; coped gable parapet on moulded stone kneelers. Diagonal buttresses to east gable; 4-light C15 east window, the cill apparently raised. On the north side of the chancel, a C19 red brick vestry with a parapeted north gable with internal chimney with an octagonal shaft; two small lancets in gable with leaded iron-framed casements. Three 2-light C15 windows in north wall of nave and chancel; the westernmost nave window square-headed and probably of earlier date. North porch much rebuilt with C14 ogee-headed entrance arch in brick gable. Niche with cusped head above entrance. Block single-light window in west wall of porch.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Nave and chancel ceilings plastered, arch-braced roofs on castellated wall corbels. The chancel roof has short wall-posts and roll-moulded purlins. Roof stair at south-east corner of nave. Screen probably C15 in origin but much restored and with the remains of only one original-panel on the south side. C18 panelled pews built around C15 poppyhead benches. C15 piscina and dropped cill sedilia in south wall of chancel. Stoup adjoining south nave door. Chancel windows set in large arched recesses. Painted consecration cross on west wall of nave; large St. Christopher on north wall of nave. Good heraldic brass to Drake William Playters d.1632 in chancel. Good C15 font: octagonal on two risers, the upper riser with quatrefoil tracery: four lions around the stem, the signs of the Evangelists and four angels around the bowl.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Weight: 616 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by William Brend 1607
Dove Bell ID: 23558 Tower ID: 12225 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 34.5" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by William Brend 1634
Dove Bell ID: 23559 Tower ID: 12225 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 385 7
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.
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.
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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.
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