Nominal: 533.5 Hz Weight: 3168 lbs Diameter: 56.5" Bell 1 of 11
Founded by Lester & Pack 1766
Dove Bell ID: 3707 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Kings Lynn: St Margaret
Diocese of Norwich
Major Parish Church, 626645
http://www.kingslynnminster.orgThis church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (verified 2025-11-06)
View more information about this church on the Heritage at Risk website
Overview
Grid reference: TF 617 198
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Open every day Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Toilets nearby Local shop(s) or amenities nearby On footpath Stained Glass Concerts/Live Music
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 1651 m²
Exterior Description
Benedictine Priory founded 1095, now a parish church. Rebuilt during C13, altered continuously since. Exterior mostly C15. Central lantern and south-west spire collapsed 1741. Substantial internal rebuilding 1745-46 by Matthew Brettingham. Restored 1875 by Scott. Limestone. Lead roofs. Twin west towers, nave, aisles, transepts with crossing tower, aisled chancel. West front with central arched door under crenellated surround. Above is a Perpendicular 7-light window. 3-stage south-west tower complete to ringing chamber by c1260: bundled buttresses, Norman interlace to lower stages gives way to trefoiled C13 arcading, then to 2-light ringing chamber windows, terminating in bar tracery of the C14 belfry stage. Crenellated parapet with pinnacles. North-west tower also Norman in lower courses but rebuilt 1453: indeterminate stage divisions, clasping buttresses, small 3-light Perpendicular windows. Crenellated parapet. Remains of an outer north aisle abut, lit through a 5-light west window. 5-bay nave aisles and clerestory added 1472-83, the north aisle by Roger Cony. 3-light Perpendicular windows under basket arches. Short projecting transepts with hints of Norman work. Large Perpendicular principal windows. Squat crossing tower which carried a timber lantern until storm of 1741. 3-bay north chancel aisle 1394, 5-bay south aisle 1433. Three-light windows and basket arches again. 10-bay chancel clerestory with similar fenestration. Chancel east end has polygonal tower buttresses gripping the corners. Rose east window of 1875.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
6-bay nave arcade. West bay is round-arched on compound piers with scalloped, stiff-leaf and water-leaf capitals and undercut arch mouldings. South-west tower with bundled piers. North-west tower with Perpendicular piers and details. Remainder of arcade of quatrefoil piers standing on Norman bases. Roof is 1745: tie beams on arched braces. Stiff-leaf capitals to crossing arch piers. Chancel clerestory has wall passage and remains of Early English arcading. C14 screens between chancel and its aisles, C16 screen in north transept. Mid C18 pulpit. Organ case by Sneltzer, 1754. The 2 largest brasses in England. One to Adam Walsoken and wife of 1349, both in civil dress. No space undecorated; post windmill depicted in lower left predella scene. Flemish. Other to Robert Braunche and 2 wives. 1364. Civil dress. Similar decorative frenzy and also Flemish.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
19th Century Clock with cast iron posted frame located in Tower made by JohnMoore from Clerkenwell, London in 1845
Historical Notes
1845 - 1845
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1355 Hz Weight: 692 lbs Diameter: 30.25" Bell 2 of 11
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1887
Dove Bell ID: 26868 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1200 Hz Weight: 816 lbs Diameter: 32.25" Bell 3 of 11
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1887
Dove Bell ID: 26869 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1064 Hz Weight: 918 lbs Diameter: 33.75" Bell 4 of 11
Founded by Lester & Pack 1766
Dove Bell ID: 26870 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1009 Hz Weight: 926 lbs Diameter: 34.75" Bell 5 of 11
Founded by Lester & Pack 1766
Dove Bell ID: 26871 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 899 Hz Weight: 998 lbs Diameter: 37" Bell 6 of 11
Founded by Lester & Pack 1766
Dove Bell ID: 26872 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 798 Hz Weight: 1292 lbs Diameter: 40.75" Bell 7 of 11
Founded by Lester & Pack 1766
Dove Bell ID: 26873 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 714 Hz Weight: 1534 lbs Diameter: 43.63" Bell 8 of 11
Founded by Lester & Pack 1766
Dove Bell ID: 26874 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 673 Hz Weight: 1728 lbs Diameter: 46" Bell 9 of 11
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1893
Dove Bell ID: 26875 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 599 Hz Weight: 2582 lbs Diameter: 50.38" Bell 10 of 11
Founded by John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd 2005
Dove Bell ID: 26876 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 14.25" Bell 11 of 11
Founded by Thomas Norris 1657
Dove Bell ID: 26877 Tower ID: 15688 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 617 198
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard is closed for burial by order in council.
The date of the burial closure order is 11/12/1854
It is unknown whether 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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