Weight: 728 lbs Diameter: 34.75" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by Thomas Newman 1710
Dove Bell ID: 2778 Tower ID: 10349 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Gooderstone: St George
Overview
Grid reference: TF 762 21
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Rood Screen Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 329 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Pantile, plain tile and lead roofs. West tower; nave with south aisle and south porch; chancel. C13 and C14 west tower with stair turret to south-east corner. One 2-light Decorated ground floor west window with mouchettes and one C13 loop to south. Upper floor with single cusped lancets to 3 sides. Bell stage with 2-light cusped Y-traceried openings and a crenellated parapet. South aisle with one lancet to west, a plain chamfered and roll-moulded south doorway, 3 restored 2-light Decorated windows and a 3-light east window with 6 mouchettes and a dagger. South porch has a pair of C14 traceried oculi to sides each composed of 3 trefoils. Plain chamfered entrance arch. 4 C15 2-light clearstorey windows. North side of nave with 3 large 3-light panel-traceried Perpendicular windows with embattled transoms beneath 4-centred arches. Smaller 2-light window in same style above the plain north doorway. C13 chancel with 2 lancets to north and a triple lancet,arrangement to the east. South wall with 2 lancets flanking a priest's doorway, a blocked leper's window beneath westernmost lancet and a later 2-light cusped Y-traceried window.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Early Perpendicular 4-bay south arcade of 2 plain-chamfered orders on slender piers consisting of opposed half shafts supporting the inner orders whilst the outer orders are carried down uninterrupted. Plain chamfered tower arch of 3 orders dying into responds of triangular section. C15 chancel arch on triple shaft responds. C13 double piscina in chancel with deeply moulded trefoil arches supported on colonettes with bell capitals. Scoinson mouldings to triple lancet east window consist of narrow shafts with bell capitals and shaft rings. C14 piscina and credence shelf in south aisle in the form of a 2-light window with blind Decorated tracery in head and a transom forming the shelf. Fine C15 hammerbeam roof repaired and re-erected in the C17. Hammers appear to be, C17 with C15 arched braces rising from them. Collars with short king posts rising to a ridge purlin. Some original heavily moulded purlins and several C17 chamfered replacements including some C17 principal rafters incorporating C15 braces. Single section of intricately carved Cl5 wall plate survives. Several original carved bosses. Chancel roof ceiled but may retain some Medieval elements. C15 chancel screen with painted dado panels, tracery and contemporary choir stalls. Exceptional late Medieval nave and aisle pews with traceried backs, carved poppy-head ends and mutilated arm rest carvings. C17 polygonal pulpit with fluted frieze. Later clerk's desk. Late-Medieval rustic alms box with metal straps and provision for 3 padlocks.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Bell Frame
Maker
Pickford
5
Date
Visit
Description
OFJ
Jurisdiction
Number of Bells
Material
Bells
Diameter: 29.25" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by John Draper 1625
Dove Bell ID: 22010 Tower ID: 10349 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 31" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by John Draper 1625
Dove Bell ID: 22011 Tower ID: 10349 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 762 21
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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