Nominal: 851.5 Hz Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 35.38" Bell 1 of 4
Founded by Henry I Bond & Son(s) 1897
Dove Bell ID: 6319 Tower ID: 14353 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Stanton Fitzwarren: St Leonard
Diocese of Bristol
Church, 605173
Overview
Grid reference: SU 178 901
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 238 m²
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
Medieval Canon Clarke thought the nave was early Norman c.1100
Historical Notes
1100 - 1100
Period Qualifier: 2
1892 - 1892
Period Qualifier: 1
Restoration by William Harvey Masters, articled to Carpenter & Ingelow with plan dated July 1892. The nave was extended westward, with a new west window.
Church
Medieval Canon Clarke thought the nave was Norman c.1100 - recording that both R.H. Carpenter and C.E. Ponting thought it pre-Conquest but he disagreed.
Historical Notes
1631 - 1631
Period Qualifier: 1
Tower built 1631 from inscribed stone
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 1
1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall: new roof, seats, West window, organ chamber, porch, passage into vestry. New R.H. Carpenter font base replaces C14th.
1100 - 1100
Period Qualifier: 2
1812 - 1812
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel arch raised
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel rebuilt C14th
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel altered C15th
1892 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 1
Restoration by William Harvey Masters, articled to Carpenter & Ingelow – plan dated July 1892. (ICBS: estimate £910: grant £20). The nave was extended westward, with a west window re-produced from the east window of Long Marston, Hertfordshire. (his father William Caldwall Masters’ former church) and a fireplace added in the West wall. Vestry 1894.
1885 - 1919
Period Qualifier: 1
Rev. William Calwall Masters added the reredos, rail (1910) and altar table (1891).
1897 - 1897
Period Qualifier: 1
Porch added for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee by J.A. Trenchard
Door Lintel
Medieval Norman South doorway with star ornament on the impost and a double row round the arch
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 1
Removed by 1865 J.W. Hugall restoration
1865 - 1950
Period Qualifier: 1
Replaced by John Burton, foreman
Door Lintel
Medieval Norman North doorway with star ornament and a C17th Perpendicular doorway built in beneath it
Historical Notes
1600 - 1699
Period Qualifier: 1
Addition of C17th Perpendicular doorway
Chancel Arch
19th Century Large chancel arch raised in 1812
Historical Notes
1812 - 1812
Period Qualifier: 1
Apse
14th Century Apse remains found in 1865 restoration - related to chancel C14th and C15th changes?
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 1
Remains of the apse were found in 1865 restoration
Tower (component)
17th Century Plain tower to the North of the chancel with a stone which dates it 1631.
Historical Notes
1631 - 1631
Period Qualifier: 2
Roof
19th Century New roof as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall.
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 1
Organ (component)
19th Century Organ chamber new as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall. Dowager Mrs Ashfordby Trenchard gave £800 for the new East window glass and organ - Foreman John Burton.
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 2
Porch
19th Century Porch added as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall. Given by J.A. Trenchard at the time of Queen Victoria’s jubilee
Historical Notes
1897 - 1897
Period Qualifier: 2
Vestry
19th Century New passage into vestry as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall.
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 2
1894 - 1894
Period Qualifier: 1
New vestry 1894 - by William Harvey Masters?
Wall
19th Century Fireplace in West wall added as part of c.1892 William Harvey Masters' restoration work
Historical Notes
1892 - 1892
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel
Medieval
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel rebuilt C14th
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 1
Chancel altered C15th
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Bench (seat)
19th Century New seats as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall.
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 1
Altar
Victorian/Pre WW1 Altar table carved by Rev. William Caldwall Masters 1891.
Historical Notes
1891 - 1891
Period Qualifier: 2
Desk
Desk
Pulpit
Pulpit - a canopy was planned but never made
Document
Modern Illuminated address given to Rev: William Caldwall Masters on his retirement in 1919 saying: ‘We desire to express our gratitude for, ‘our admiration of your long zealous labours of skill and taste in making the church of Stanton Fitzwarren one of the most beautiful of villages Churches in the country.’
Historical Notes
1919 - 1919
Period Qualifier: 2
Document
19th Century Architectural plan dated July 1892 by William Harvey Masters - articled to Carpenter & Ingelow and who restored the church.
Historical Notes
1892 - 1892
Period Qualifier: 2
Panelling
Victorian/Pre WW1 Panelling in chancel. Inscription by font in remembrance of woodworker Owen Thomas Christian, d. Feb: 3, 1917, aged 80, who carved much of the church.
Historical Notes
1917 - 1917
Period Qualifier: 2
Stall
In chancel
Organ (component)
19th Century Organ case in memory of Ellen Hippisley, a daughter, includes linenfold panelling from a house at Latton. Organ chamber new as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall. Dowager Mrs Ashfordby Trenchard gave £800 for the new East window glass and organ - Foreman John Burton.
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 2
Carving
16th Century 'Adoration of the Magi' inscribed ICH Johanas Reismair Probst (15 In diesn 87).
Historical Notes
1587 - 1587
Period Qualifier: 2
Lectern
In the shape of a pelican - looks old
Font (object)
15th Century Under the tower is the base of a C15th font from Hannington
Historical Notes
1400 - 1499
Period Qualifier: 2
Carving
Medieval Carved Norman fragment of a small head and part of a little arch. By the font the east gable of the chancel, covered with ivy and rescued by foreman John Burton.
Bell Frame
15th C
Maker
Pickford
5
Date
15th C
Visit
CD 9/72
Description
OFJ
Jurisdiction
Number of Bells
4
Material
Font (component)
Medieval Canon Clarke wrote that 'The famous font is more or less a pair of the one at Southrop...Norman sculpture that is well executed, intelligible, & sensible.' He noted that M. D. Anderson thought both fonts were the product of a great monastery’s workshop because of iconographic peculiarities (including a 6-winged seraph with a sword = the Fall of man) connect with Worcester. Clarke thought the carver of the fonts may even have copied his design from an enamelled reliquary decorated with a Psychomachia, like the 12-century English casket now in the Treasury of the Cathedral of Troyes. The figures are clearly labelled: Ecclesia serpen occiditur; Cherubin: Largitas trampling on Avaritia; Humilitas on Superbia; Pietas on Discordia: Misericordia on Invidia; Modestia on Ebriatas: Temperantia on Luxuria: Pacificia on Ira: & Pudicitia on Libido. Some illustrations show the font raised on C14th stem, which was removed before 1865: the present very simple base was designed by R.H. Carpenter.
Historical Notes
1300 - 1399
Period Qualifier: 1
At one time was mounted on C14th base
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 1
Present simple base designed by R.H. Carpenter
Piscina (component)
Medieval Norman pillar piscina (in the apse)
Stained Glass (window)
Victorian/Pre WW1 Stained glass south of the chancel by Charles. E. Kempe.
Stained Glass (window)
19th Century East window glass given by the Dowager Mrs Ashfordby Trenchard. Cost £800, including organ - Foreman John Burton. By Michael O'Connor
Stained Glass (window)
19th Century West window in nave reproduced from the East window of Long Marston, Hertforshire (his father Rev. William Caldwall Masters’ former church). Part of restoration work by William Harvey Masters, articled to Carpenter & Ingelow with plan dated July 1892.
Historical Notes
1892 - 1892
Period Qualifier: 2
Stained Glass (window)
19th Century West window new as part of 1865 restoration by J.W. Hugall.
Historical Notes
1865 - 1865
Period Qualifier: 2
Window
Medieval One original Norman window survives, North of the nave towards the east.
Rail
Victorian/Pre WW1 Carved by Rev. William Caldwall Masters and dated 1910. The weathered posts are carried up to form a screen and break out into Art Nouveau-ish vine foliage with candles along the top.
Historical Notes
1910 - 1910
Period Qualifier: 2
Reredos
Victorian/Pre WW1 Carved by Rev. William Caldwall Masters.
Historical Notes
1885 - 1919
Period Qualifier: 2
Screen
19th Century Screen by R. H. Carpenter
Historical Notes
1800 - 1899
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1112 Hz Weight: 616 lbs Diameter: 30" Bell 2 of 4
Founded by W & J Taylor 1834
Dove Bell ID: 40322 Tower ID: 14353 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 935 Hz Weight: 728 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 3 of 4
Founded by Robert II Wells 1788
Dove Bell ID: 40323 Tower ID: 14353 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bell 4 of 4
Founded by Henry I Bond & Son(s) 1888
Dove Bell ID: 40324 Tower ID: 14353 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SU 178 901
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.
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.
Further information
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