Nominal: 792.6 Hz Weight: 1239 lbs Diameter: 40" Bell 1 of 11
Founded by William Dobson 1814
Dove Bell ID: 4791 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
New Buckenham: St Martin
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626439
http://www.quidenhamgroup.co.ukOverview
Grid reference: TM 88 905
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Toilets nearby or inside the church On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 568 m²
Exterior Description
Flint, randomly knapped, with ashlar dressings. Lead nave and aisle roofs with machine plain tiled chancel. West tower in building early C16, nave and aisles C15 restored 1879, chancel C13 but rebuilt 1895. 4 stage tower with diagonal buttresses. Ashlar plinth with panels carved with route tournantes and tracery continuous round south nave and porch. Moulded and shafted west door flanked by flushwork panels below frieze of shields. 3-light panel traceried window with hood continuous with string course. Third stage has pierced ventilation panels and belfry windows of 3- lights with rising super mullions in 4-centred arches. Clock face blocks south side. Large gargoyles over belfry windows. Corner pinnacles to parapet are crocketted. Brick and flint flushwork. Aisles buttressed diagonally at ends and flat buttressed to flanks. 3-light panelled south aisle west window. South porch with dislocated base and string course. Exterior arch 1983 flanked by flushwork panels and diagonal buttresses each with statuary niche on lower set-offs and crenellations on upper. Ogeed and vaulted niche over doorway. Moulded early C14 inner door. Porch roof has longitudinal beam with double wave chamfers and stops. Crenellated flushwork parapet and blocked windows east and west. 4 3-light C15 panel traceried aisle windows under 4-centred arches with hood moulds. Moulded jambs and brick relieving arches. 3-light east window. 2 south chancel windows of 1895 and arched priest's door. 4- light Decorated east window of 1895 between diagonal buttresses. Gabled kneelers and chequered flintwork in east wall. North side as south with minor variations. 10 panel windows in clerestory north and south under 4-centred arches with hood moulds, moulded jambs and brick relieving arches. Arched north door.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
5 bay arcade. Quatrefoil piers to south with hollow fillets between foils on high moulded bases. Polygonal capitals and double wave moulded arches, all early C15. North arcade 1479 : elongated lozenge piers on high polygonal bases and capitals to east and west. Continuous casement moulding into arches. Tower arch early C16, also with continuous casements and bundle of wave mouldings. Clerestory windows set randomly. Nave roof is false hammerbeam on arched braces and wall posts. 2 tiers of moulded butt purlins, principals and ridge piece. Restored 1879 when carved head corbels renewed. Aisle roofs of arched braces with traceried spandrels to moulded purlins and principals. All windows except clerestory with internal moulding. 4-centred arch opens to rood stairs. North-east nave chapel entered through high bowtell moulded arch. 4-centred arch into chancel now blocked by organ. Chancel arch C19. Bench sedilia and trefoil piscina in chancel. 4-centred wall tomb in north wall under squared hood decorated with shields and roundels. Brass of woman in profile missing from rear wall. C19 hammerbeam chancel roof. Altar table at east end of south aisle C17. 6 C15 poppyheads to benches of 1879. Octagonal font dated 1619, the stem Decorated with Green men and lions, the bowl alternating with shields and tracery details.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
18th Century Clock with cast iron posted frame located in Base of Tower made by WilliamDutton from London in 1787
Historical Notes
1787 - 1787
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1584.8 Hz Weight: 490 lbs Diameter: 26" Bell 2 of 11
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 2005
Dove Bell ID: 32398 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1484.7 Hz Weight: 557 lbs Diameter: 27" Bell 3 of 11
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 2005
Dove Bell ID: 32399 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1326.1 Hz Weight: 565 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 4 of 11
Founded by William Dobson 1814
Dove Bell ID: 32400 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1185 Hz Weight: 538 lbs Diameter: 29" Bell 5 of 11
Founded by William Dobson 1814
Dove Bell ID: 32401 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1059.2 Hz Weight: 602 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 6 of 11
Founded by William Dobson 1814
Dove Bell ID: 32402 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 992.6 Hz Weight: 664 lbs Diameter: 31.75" Bell 7 of 11
Founded by William Dobson 1814
Dove Bell ID: 32403 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 887.1 Hz Weight: 933 lbs Diameter: 36" Bell 8 of 11
Founded by William Dobson 1814
Dove Bell ID: 32404 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 448 lbs Diameter: 26" Bell 9 of 11
Founded by Norwich foundry
Dove Bell ID: 32405 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 504 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 10 of 11
Founded by Norwich foundry
Dove Bell ID: 32406 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 11 of 11
Founded by Norwich foundry
Dove Bell ID: 32407 Tower ID: 16308 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 88 905
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard is closed for burial by order in council.
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.
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.
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