Weight: 1120 lbs Diameter: 38.75" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1632
Dove Bell ID: 6803 Tower ID: 14805 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Thurlton: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TM 417 983
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 Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Rood Screen Stained Glass Art/Wall painting/Frescos Stained Glass Wall Painting
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 206 m²
Exterior Description
C12, late C13 chancel with C15 additions and remodelling. Flint with limestone dressings. Nave and chancel thatched, porch pantiled. West tower, nave, chancel, north porch. C15 square west tower with diagonal buttresses. Base course of diagonal chequerwork in flushwork and stone; upper band of blank arcading with flushwork infill. North and south sound openings square headed with ogee cusped decoration. 2-light bell openings with elliptical arched heads. Parapet of flushwork arcading with polygonal corner piers. Good Norman south door with two orders of shafts and cushion capitals; arches with bobbin, volute and zigzag decoration. Tall 2-light nave windows with Perpendicular tracery and stilted hood moulds. Staged buttresses divide bays. At the south-east corner of nave, a smaller renewed high level window above a polygonal projection with a plain tiled roof. Chancel has one 2-light C15 window and one 2-light C13 with cusped 'Y' tracery. Plain round headed priests door. Restored 3-light Perpendicular east window. North chancel wall has blocked lancet and a 2-light window with cusped 'Y' tracery. Elaborate C15 north porch; gable wall of flushwork with decorative brickwork in gable apex. Entrance arch has spandrels with shields. Square headed 2-light east and west windows. Diagonal buttresses to gable. Good north doorway with hood mould on angel corbels, angels in spandrels and a figure at the arch apex.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Nave roof with simple ashlaring; scissor braced; C20 queen-posts with arched braces to purlins and collar beam. Remains of rood stair. Plain hammerbeam chancel roof. Wall painting to north. Poppy-head bench ends, one with an elephant on shoulder; two with barrels; one each with mythical beasts, man and lion, 2 dogs fighting. Listed Grade I for the roofs.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Weight: 420 lbs Diameter: 27.75" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1632
Dove Bell ID: 42731 Tower ID: 14805 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 504 lbs Diameter: 29" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1632
Dove Bell ID: 42732 Tower ID: 14805 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 728 lbs Diameter: 32.5" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1632
Dove Bell ID: 42733 Tower ID: 14805 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 924 lbs Diameter: 35.25" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1632
Dove Bell ID: 42734 Tower ID: 14805 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 417 983
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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