Bell 1 of 2
Founded by William Brend 1632
Dove Bell ID: 61064 Tower ID: 24076 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe: St Mathias
Overview
Grid reference: TM 435 980
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 151 m²
Exterior Description
Of with later additions and fenestration, chancel rebuilt 1838. Flint with limestone dressings; red brick chancel. Thatched nave; slate roofs over chancel and south porch. West tower, nave, chancel, south porch. West tower late C11 with later upper stages. Lower stage has small round-headed lancets with head-corbels above, on north, south and west sides. Restored west window with semi-circular head. At the junction with the nave wall on the north and south sides, a flint pilaster shaft with tapered stone capping and corbel head. Tall, shallow blank arcading to upper stage. C12 bell stage with two-light bell openings: semi-circular roll-moulded arches, shafts with cushion capitals, the central shaft ringed. The openings now reduced by raising the cill in red brickwork. C15 embattled parapet in flint chequerwork. C14 south porch with diagonal gable buttresses; blocked 2- light east and west windows with quatrefoil heads. Doorway with engaged polygonal shafts and capitals, the outer arch with double wave moulding. The south nave wall has two 2-light Perp. windows, the eastern window renewed or much restored. Red brick chancel of 1838 with large staged buttresses and later Gothic Revival windows, the south-east window opening blank. Window openings have rubbed brick arches with keystones. East gable with diagonal buttresses, the gable apex and parapet rendered over. 3-light east window with cusped 'Y' tracery. North wall of chancel blind. North wall of nave has a C13 lancet and a 2-light window with 'Y' tracery. Simple semi-circular headed north doorway blocked in flintwork. Plain south doorway with roll- moulded arch.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Nave and chancel roofs renewed, probably C19, with boarded ceilings. Remains of rood stair in north-east corner of nave. South- east nave window set in wide triple-chamfered arch, now partly cut by chancel arch abutment. In the nave west wall, a C13 double arched recess with a shelf in one side. Small blocked circular window with splayed reveal at high level in nave west wall. Monument on north wall of chancel to Thomas London (d.1661), a tablet with architrave and scroll pediment on consoles. Font of Purbeck marble; square bowl with four shallow blind arches on each face, on round stem and four corner shafts, C12.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Weight: 504 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by John Magges
Dove Bell ID: 61065 Tower ID: 24076 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 435 980
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.
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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