Weight: 896 lbs Diameter: 36" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John II Brend 1657
Dove Bell ID: 55389 Tower ID: 20898 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Hillington: St Mary the Virgin
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626581
http://www.sandringhamchurches.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TF 723 252
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade II* 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: 368 m²
Exterior Description
C15 and 1824, uncoursed flint with some Sandringham sandstone and carstone, stone dressings, pantiles. West tower, nave incorporating former south aisle, chancel, north chapel to chancel. 3-stage tower c1434, diagonal buttresses with flushwork, brick embattled parapet; C19 west doorway with 4-centred arch, Gothick panelled door; C19 3-light west window with Decorated tracery; narrow stair turret to north; 2nd stage with small cusp headed single lights; bell openings of 3 lights with panel tracery, a mullion lost to west and north, openings filled with honeycombed brick. Nave of 1824, north and south alike. Dentil cornice, 3 openings with brick in cast surrounds, 3-lights with panel tracery, all in cast iron; large blocks of carstone and Sandringham sandstone to base of south aisle. Chancel restored 1892: mainly of Sandringham sandstone, plain tiles, diagonal buttresses, blocked doorways to north and south with buttress and 2 C19 2-light openings with panel tracery; 5-light C19 east window with panel tracery, string course below and pointed stone niche. C19 chapel to north of chancel in broken flint with moulded brick cornice, plain tiles, angle buttresses, gable parapets and cross, large north 3-light window with decorated tracery.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Nave and south aisle now one, coved ceiling, polygonal respond of former arcade to west, chancel arch of 1892 rising from stiff leaf corbels, chancel roof arch braced with wind braces, Tudor flower frieze and angel corbels. Tall tower arch C15, with polygonal shafts supporting chamfered mouldings, continuous hollow chamfers, outer slender round shafts; tower stair door ledged and battened, C15 arch head renewed. Octagonal C15 font beneath chancel arch, (from church of St. Mary, Islington, Norfolk TF 5716) alternate blank arcade and shields to faces, oak panelled pulpit with arch curved hand rail, perhaps part of 3 decker pulpit; North chapel with C19 hammer beam roof; Organ of 1756 by J. Snetzler, panelled mahogany case with classical ornamental beading and Rococo gilded woodwork decoration, colours of keys reversed. Monuments: 3 C18 marble altar tombs in north chapel to members of ffolkes family; north chancel mural monument, 1611, to Richard Hovel and wife, son Richard (died 1653) and wife, of alabaster with Renaissance arches and two pairs of figures each facing each other across faldstools; 11 Tournai marble ledger slabs to chancel, some heraldic; pair of large mural marble tablets in south chancel to Mary Browne 1699-1763 with fluted Ionic pilasters and segmental head, to Sir Wm. Browne with plain open pilasters open pediment and relief rondal of Sir Wm., both inscribed "Sir WB Archit". C17 wooden cupboard to north-west nave, 3 open panels each of 3 rows of turned bars. Mural marble monument in south nave, 1826, signed H. Hopper, to Lady Lucretia Georgiana Browne West depicted as life size figure holding her posthumous son, she died in Bombay shortly after her son who died at birth.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 723 252
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.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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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.
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