Nominal: 683.5 Hz Weight: 1540 lbs Diameter: 43.75" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1618
Dove Bell ID: 5710 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Grid reference: TF 899 20
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
Footprint of Church buildings: 524 m²
13th and 14th century with 15th century west tower; chancel restored by J C Buckler 1864. Flint with limestone dressings. Nave roof pantiled, chancel slated, porch and aisle roofs lead-covered. West tower, nave chancel, north and south aisles, south porch. 15th century west tower with diagonal staged buttresses. Plinth incorporate decorative stone panels with 'M' and 'G' motifs. Square traceried sound holes and large 3-light bell openings with Perpendicular tracery. Polygonal stair turret at north east corner. West door with spandrels depicting St George slaying the dragon. 4-light early Perpendicular window above west door. Embattled parapet with crocketted corner pinnacles, 19th century. Single lancet in west wall of south aisle, early 13th century. South porch much restored, two storeys. 2- light window with Perpendicular tracery above entrance. Swept gable parapet with cross-finial. Angle buttresses with cusped niches. South aisle has two 13th century windows with plate tracery and two 3-Light Perpendicular windows; central staged buttress. Eaves parapet with roll-moulded coping. 3-light Perpendicular east window to south aisle. Nave clearstorey of four bays, with 2-Light 14th century windows with cusped 'Y' tracery. Two of the north side clearstorey windows have plate tracery. Small 2-light Decorated window with low-side window below in south chancel wall. Good Transitional priests door with chamfered pointed arch of two orders and attached shafts with Romanesque capitals. Chancel windows generally 19th century restorations in Perpendicular style. Parapeted east gable with staged buttresses with ogee-headed caps replacing 19th century pinnacles by Buckler. Small parapeted vestry on north side of chancel with octagonal stone chimney stack at north-east corner. Square headed 2-light windows. North aisle east window 3-light Decorated with restored head. Curved rood stair projection in angle. North aisle has two 3-light windows with reticulated tracery. North doorway partly blocked with glazed head.
As listed on Historic England website
13th century north and south arcades of five bays: circular piers and abaci, double hollow-chamfered arches. Hood mould with stiff-leaf stops. Tall tower arch. 14th century chancel arch; 15th century square headed screen with one- light divisions with Qgee heads. Rood stair on north side of chancel arch. Flat plastered ceiling over nave with arch-braces and tie beams encased and plastered. Coving with decorative bosses above clearstorey. Elaborate 19th century chancel roof with cusped arch braces to purlin and ridge; arch-braced collars. 15th century piscina on south wall of chancel with a copy or retored version on the north wall. Dropp-cill sedilia. 15th century octagonal font with fine cover, dated 1632, also octagonal with unfluted Ionic columns supporting an ogee dome with a pelican finial. Some benches with poppyhead ends and animal carvings on arm rests.
As listed on Historic England website
Clock
made by JohnSmith & Sons from Derby
Bell Frame
1450
Maker
Pickford
Date
1450
Visit
RMC 9/48
Description
Disused
OFJ
Jurisdiction
Number of Bells
Material
Nominal: 683.5 Hz Weight: 1540 lbs Diameter: 43.75" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1618
Dove Bell ID: 5710 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1160.5 Hz Weight: 554 lbs Diameter: 28.75" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Alfred Bowell 1936
Dove Bell ID: 37190 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1023 Hz Weight: 560 lbs Diameter: 30" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by William & Alice Brend 1622
Dove Bell ID: 37191 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 924.5 Hz Weight: 651 lbs Diameter: 32.5" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by Charles Newman 1697
Dove Bell ID: 37192 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 873.5 Hz Weight: 906 lbs Diameter: 35.75" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1898
Dove Bell ID: 37193 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 769 Hz Weight: 1176 lbs Diameter: 38.75" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Alfred Bowell 1936
Dove Bell ID: 37194 Tower ID: 16947 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Grid reference: TF 899 20
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.
There are no records of National Heritage assets 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.
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
| 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 |
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.
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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