Nominal: 672 Hz Weight: 1642 lbs Diameter: 45.25" Bell 1 of 7
Founded by Charles Newman 1703
Dove Bell ID: 5896 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Scarning: St Peter & St Paul
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626524
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Overview
Grid reference: TF 954 121
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
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 515 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dress- ings. Slate and plaintile roofs. West tower; aisleless nave with south porch. Chancel with vestry to south. C15 west tower with diagonal buttresses. Flush- work panelling to plinth and buttresses. Canted stair turret to south. Traceried 3-light Perpendicular west window. 2 sound holes with traceried diagonal motifs. 2-light ovolo-moulded traceried bell-openings: probably post-Medieval. Crow-stepped parapet with 2 surviving Evangelist symbols at corners. 6 3-light Perpendicular nave windows. Central pair of windows with pairs of double-cusped soufflets. Pair of moulded nave doorways. Heavily restored chancel with 3 2-light cusped Y-traceried windows and a 3-light east window in Geometric style. Unusually large vestry with 2 2-light cusped square-headed windows in gable-end. Porch with dying mouldings to entrance arch and 2-light cusped Y-traceried side windows.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Continuous double-ogee moulded outer order to tower arch. Continuous wave-moulded outer order to chancel arch. Both arches with semicircular responds. Cusped piscina in chancel. Late-Medieval 7-bay chancel screen with tracery, crocketting and mainly modern paint. C13 font with bulbous circular bowl surrounded by shafts with disproportionate stiff leaf capitals. Larger corner shafts with bell capitals supported in turn on octagonal shafts surrounding an octagonal stem. Tall font cover in form of crocketted spire.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1123 Hz Weight: 625 lbs Diameter: 30" Bell 2 of 7
Founded by Gillett & Johnston 1931
Dove Bell ID: 38171 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1005.5 Hz Weight: 628 lbs Diameter: 32.38" Bell 3 of 7
Founded by Charles Newman 1697
Dove Bell ID: 38172 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 893.5 Hz Weight: 702 lbs Diameter: 34.63" Bell 4 of 7
Founded by Charles Newman 1697
Dove Bell ID: 38173 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 839 Hz Weight: 1010 lbs Diameter: 38" Bell 5 of 7
Founded by Charles Newman 1697
Dove Bell ID: 38174 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 756.5 Hz Weight: 1167 lbs Diameter: 40" Bell 6 of 7
Founded by Charles Newman 1697
Dove Bell ID: 38175 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 3784.5 Hz Bell 7 of 7
Founded by (unidentified)
Dove Bell ID: 38176 Tower ID: 14245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 954 121
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
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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