Nominal: 847.5 Hz Weight: 1232 lbs Diameter: 36" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1878
Dove Bell ID: 4590 Tower ID: 14428 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Mileham: St John The Baptist
Overview
Grid reference: TF 922 195
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 Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 388 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval. Flint, partly rendered; with ashlar and some brick dressings. Slate, lead and felt to medieval south aisle roof. Aisled nave with tower porch to north and chancel. Nave with 8 restored C15 2-light clear- storey windows, a 3-light C14 west window with dagger and mouchette soufflets. South aisle with C14 moulded doorway, 2 3-light Perpendicular windows with transoms and shallow heads, a fine 3-light C14 east window with dagger enclosed by pair of mouchettes and a 2-light C14 cusped Y-traceried west window. North aisle with 4 3-light Perpendicular windows and a C14 simply moulded doorway of 3 orders leading into tower, C14 tower porch with angle buttresses, large plain chamfered entrance. Lancets above with ogee heads and 2-light Y- traceried bell openings and later crenellated parapet with flushwork arcading, carved panelling, corner finials of seated figures and gargoyles. Chancel with one restored 2-light traceried window and a blocked C14 cusped oculus no north; a late Perpendicular sash window with embattled transoms and tri- angular arches. Late C12 Priest's door to south with 2-centred arch of 2 orders set on one pair of nook shafts with scallop capitals and inner order with boldly projecting angle roll and scallop capitals. 2 2-light Y-traceried windows, one with cusping.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
3-bay nave: to south one column with half-column respond to west and one irregular octagonal pier with semi-octagonal respond to east. Plain 2-centred arches. To north large rectangular piers with keel moulded angle rolls and hollow chamfered arches. Piscina in each aisle. Rood stair with ogee headed entrance to north. C15 arch braced aisle roofs with embattled wall plates, moulded purlins and spandrels with very fine Flamboyant tracery. Chancel with pair of large, badly mutilated, C14 niches with former nodding ogee heads. Simple piscina to south. 2 fine Bramwell family wall memorials of 1787 and 1802. C15 polygonal pulpit on single stem with traceried panels. Octagonal font with traceried panels and stem and plinth set with medieval glazed tiles. 2 C14 tomb slabs with characteristic foliate crosses. Wooden columnar poor box with 3 locks dated 1639. West window with considerable quantity of C14 stained galss. Brass in south aisle floor to Christopher Crowe (1526).
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1298 Hz Weight: 448 lbs Diameter: 27.5" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1878
Dove Bell ID: 31440 Tower ID: 14428 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1140.5 Hz Weight: 560 lbs Diameter: 29" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1878
Dove Bell ID: 31441 Tower ID: 14428 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1055.5 Hz Weight: 672 lbs Diameter: 31" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1878
Dove Bell ID: 31442 Tower ID: 14428 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 950 Hz Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 33" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1878
Dove Bell ID: 31443 Tower ID: 14428 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 922 195
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
Churchyard Structures
War Memorial
World War 1 World War 1 memorial in church west window
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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