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Founded by Thomas II Mears 1840
Dove Bell ID: 51207 Tower ID: 18466 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bodham: All Saints
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626603
http://www.weybournegroup.co.ukOverview
Grid reference: TG 125 389
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby Wheelchair accessible
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 249 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval parish church, restored 1893-4. Coursed flint and some iron conglomerate with stone dressings, plain tiles. West tower, nave, chancel and south porch. C14 3-stage tower with embattled parapet and stepped diagonal buttresses; west doorway with continuous deep mouldings, late C20 ledged and battened oak door; early C14 west window of cusped 'Y' tracery; bell openings of 2 cusped lights under a quatrefoil. (Tower restored 1921 as memorial to 1914-18 war dead). South porch renewed C19: south front of galletted knapped flint, flint chips in rendering to walls, eaves courses and dentil cornice in brick; arch renewed above side shafts, continuous moulding, blocked niche above; continuous roll moulding to doorway, ledged and battoned door c.1920, niche to right for stoup, lined with medieval black and yellow glazed tiles. Nave walls with flint chip rendering, brick eaves courses and dentil cornice to roof with lower pitch of c.1850. Brick buttresses, 2 to south, 4 to north; 3-light openings with tracery of 6 panels under a square head, hollow chamfered mullions, 2 to south, that nearest porch having figure stops to hood mould and date 1633 in rendered brick above, 3 to north, those to right and left having wooden mullions and tracery. East wall of nave with conglomerate, diagonal stone dressed buttress to south. Chancel of coursed galletted flint with conglomerate, conglomerate at base of rendered north wall, brick eaves cornice, pantiles; semi-circular headed blocked south doorway between two 2-light C19 windows each with 4 tracery panels under a pointed segmental head; mid C19 east window of 3 lights and panel tracery under 4-centred arch.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Mid C19 boarded barrel roof to nave with carved bosses; boarded C19 chancel roof ceiled at collars having cusped panel tracery between ties and collars. Double chamfered chancel arch with niche either side. Twisted balusters and reeded posts to C17 Communion rails. Pulpit reassembled in C19 on stone plinth has linenfold panelling beneath Renaissance arches, 4 twisted balusters as for rails at angles between panels. Trefoil headed piscina to south wall of nave. Plain C19 pine pews said to come from West Beckham workhouse; canvas achievement to Queen anne on north wall; plain octagonal font on octagonal stem. Tall tower arch having plain jambs and double chamfered arch; tower ceiled with C18 panelling from pews.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 125 389
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.
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.
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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