Nominal: 1976 Hz Weight: 141 lbs Diameter: 16.13" Bell 1 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54347 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Glandford: St Martin
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626612
http://www.northnorfolkcentral.co.uk/GlavenValley/Glandford/glandford.htmlOverview
Grid reference: TG 43 414
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade II* 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 Angel Roof
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 204 m²
Exterior Description
Parish church, medieval, in ruins by 1730, chancel rebuilt 1875, nave and aisles 1899-1906 by Hicks and Charlewood at expense of Sir Alfred Jodrell of Bayfield Hall (qv 2/75). Galletted whole flint with stone dressings, lead roof. West tower, nave, chancel, north aisle, north porch, south transept and south vestry; 3-stage embattled tower with parapet of knapped flint, gargoyle and clock face to north, 2-light west window with renewed tracery, cusp headed light under a square hood mould, 2-light bell openings with voussoirs of alternate brick and knapped flint. Gabled north porch: flushwork with trefoil headed panels and quatrefoils; crocketted finial and niche with statue of St. Martin and the beggar to gable; moulded basket headed porch arch with side shafts, shields to left and right inscribed xpi and ihs, trefoil headed lights to returns with glass by E. Heaseman showing angels bearing scrolls inscribed "The Lord shall preserve thy coming out ...." to the left and ".... and thy coming in" to the right. Door with wrought iron foliage straps copied from west door of church of St. Margaret Cley-next-the-Sea, (qv 9/18). North aisle and chapel under one roof articulated by buttress; two 3-light windows each with alternate voussoirs of brick and knapped flint: north chapel and chancel each with 3-light east window, one single trefoil headed light to north and south chancel, diagonal buttresses; crosses to gables of chancel and nave. South facade: lean-to south transept to chancel with 2-light windows to south and west, 3-light window to nave as north aisle, gable parapet to south vestry.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
C15 2-bay arcade to north with octagonal piers and double chamfered arches, chancel arch with plain jambs and chamfered arch, chamfered inner arches to arches from chancel to north chapel and south transept (now organ bay). Very fine wood carving c.1900 in C15 style throughout by Frank McGinnity and Walter Thompson; double framed arch braced chancel roof having carved rafters with elaborate bosses and frieze, stone angel corbels with flying wooden angels above; hammerbeam roof to nave with flying angels at hammers, alternate hammers with angel wall posts; rood screen with narrow loft having access from stair with 4-centred arch between north chapel and chancel arch, Decorated style tracery to screen and screen panels, suspended rood above; choir stalls with Decorated tracery, linenfold panelling, stall canopies, poppyheads; chancel panelling with traceried panels, carved frieze rail; stone sedilia with ogee arch having rose cusps and diaper work; panelled dado to nave with frieze of acorns and leaves; wooden pulpit on stone base with traceried panels and canopied evangelists at angles; screen to tower with crocketted panel tracery, doorway tracery with vines to spandrels. White marble octagonal Cl5 style seven sacrament font copied from Walsoken, Norfolk; crocketted wooden font cover rising to a dove, fleurs de lys around rim. North chapel: roof of square traceried panels; screen to chancel as tower screen; painted saints to altar panels; memorial to Adela Monckton Jodrell d.1896, of white marble angel carrying a wreath and standing on a cloud, signed by P. Bazzanti of Florence. Organ bay with wooden lierne vaulting and bosses. North aisle: arch braced roof with bosses, Decorated style tracery to spandrels; bench end of front pew with carved copy of "The shepherd's chief mourner" by E.M. Landseer. 6 and 12-light brass candelabra suspended from wrought iron hooks, said to come from Italy. Glass by C.E. Kempe and E. Heasman: east windows of chancel and north chapel by Kempe, that to north chapel showing the Annunciation and the ruined churches of St. Martin at Glandford and St. Margaret at Bayfield (qv 2/76); other windows by Heasman include St. George and St. Martin, west of north aisle, and the Virgin flanked by Justice and Peace in north chapel. Alabaster tablet in vestry records the rebuilding of the church and the names of all the crafts- men involved. C.L.S. Linnell: St. Martin's Church, Glandford, 1956.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 989 Hz Weight: 685 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 2 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54348 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 880.5 Hz Weight: 974 lbs Diameter: 36" Bell 3 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1901
Dove Bell ID: 54349 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 784.5 Hz Weight: 1277 lbs Diameter: 40.13" Bell 4 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54350 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1760 Hz Weight: 156 lbs Diameter: 19.18" Bell 5 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54351 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1569 Hz Weight: 204 lbs Diameter: 21" Bell 6 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54352 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1478 Hz Weight: 230 lbs Diameter: 22" Bell 7 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54353 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1398.5 Hz Weight: 257 lbs Diameter: 23" Bell 8 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54354 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1318.5 Hz Weight: 288 lbs Diameter: 24.13" Bell 9 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54355 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1176 Hz Weight: 415 lbs Diameter: 27.18" Bell 10 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54356 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1110 Hz Weight: 480 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 11 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54357 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1048 Hz Weight: 591 lbs Diameter: 30.5" Bell 12 of 12
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1905
Dove Bell ID: 54358 Tower ID: 20317 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 43 414
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.
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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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