Diameter: 14" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1962
Dove Bell ID: 58510 Tower ID: 22632 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Oxborough: St John the Evangelist
Overview
Grid reference: TF 744 14
Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Ashlar facing to chantry chapel. Lead roofs. North aisle with porch; base of north wall of west tower; chancel with north vestry and chantry chapel to south; part of south aisle wall. (The rest collapsed in 1948).
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 Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Until 1948 the church consisted of a great west tower and spire rising to 150 feet, six-bay nave with aisles and clerestory, north porch, chancel with south Bedingfeld Chapel and small north vestry. Since the tower in 1948 fell towards the south-east, the present plan of the church is north aisle and north porch, four bays of the outer wall of the south aisle, both this and the nave now roofless. The chancel, Bedingfeld Chapel and vestry were unharmed, and a wall has been built in the chancel arch to form a church within the chancel area. The nave is now grassed, but the north aisle retains a paved floor.
Footprint of Church buildings: 203 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The church is Perpendicular throughout, the Bedingfeld Chapel on the south side of the chancel being a late interpretation of the style, c. 1515-20.
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Bedingfeld chantry chapel founded in 1496. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Ashlar facing to chantry chapel. Lead roofs. North aisle with porch; base of north wall of west tower; chancel with north vestry and chantry chapel to south; part of south aisle wall. (The rest collapsed in 1948). North aisle with 3-light C14 west window with mouchettes. Porch with moulded entrance and surviving moulded wall plates. Doorway of 2 plain-chamfered orders with hood mould. 5 2-light panel- traceried north windows anda 3-light east window in similar style. 6 surviving 2light late-Medieval clearstorey windows. South wall with 3 surviving 2-light late-Medieval windows. Chancel with 2 3-light panel traceried north windows, a restored 5-light panel traceried east window and a similar 3-light south window. Moulded priest's doorway. Chantry chapel with one partly blocked 3-light panel-traceried east window and 3 C16 3-light windows without tracery beneath 4-centred arches. Westernmost bay of chantry chapel in flint with a restored 3-light late-Medieval window. C15 sanctus bellcote with badly weathered blind tracery. 6-bay north arcade of octagonal piers supporting plain-chamfered arches of 2 orders. Late Medieval north aisle roof with moulded principals and purlins and spandrel tracery. One and a half bays of south arcade survive blocked with an to chantry chapel.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Chancel with blocked C16 arcade of 2 bays formerly opening into chantry chapel. 4-centred arches and carved polygonal capitals. Late-Medieval arch-braced roof. Piscina cum sedilia in clunch with miniature rib vaulting and carved decoration including blind tracery and a frieze of angels. Surviving traces of original paint. Bedingfeld Chantry Chapel. Retains original arch-braced and roll-moulded roof with carved spandrels. 3 carved wall posts with seated figures beneath canopies. 2 celebrated early C16 terra cotta tombs (A.P. Baggs "C16 Terra-Cotta Tombs in East Anglia". Archaeological Journal, 125, 1968). 3 other marble monuments of high quality.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 744 14
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.
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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.
Further information
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