Nominal: 723.5 Hz Weight: 1232 lbs Diameter: 41.63" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by Henry Penn 1708
Dove Bell ID: 7273 Tower ID: 14079 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
West Walton: St Mary
Diocese of Ely
Church, 614312
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Overview
Grid reference: TF 471 133
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 761 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Circa. 1240.
Exterior Description
The tower of this church is tall and substantial, roughly 28' square and 90' high, and is built of Barnack rag masonry which was widely used for church building in the Fen country. The style is consistently Early English and it is clear that the builder had some aquaintance with the buildings of Lincoln. The first stage has open arches on all four sides flanked by gabled niches projecting from the great octagonal buttresses which go up in receeding stages to the top of the tower. The arches have two-centred heads with a multiple moulded chamfer. On the north and south sides the shafts of the arch alternate with vertical bands of dog-tooth patterning, but the east and west arches are more restrained. In the second stage there are three open arches on each side, and behind them runs a passage pierced through the thickness of the, walls, encircling the tower. This "external triforium" is a most unusual feature. The arches are continued round the outside of the buttesses as blank arcades, and the same device is found in the two stages above. The third stage is the bell chamber and has two lights on each side with a quatrefoil or a plain roundel over them. The large arch in which both windows and roundel are set has a double moulding with shafts and dog-tooth ornament. The head of the arch breaks into the fourth stage which has continuous blind arcading. There is an open traceried parapet and crocketed pinnacles which seem slightly too small for the rest of the tower and may be of later date.
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Bell Frame
Maker
Pickford
5H
Date
Visit
Description
Early-17th C Most majestic marshland frame.. With jackbraces between the main braces and corner braces.
OFJ
Jurisdiction
Number of Bells
Material
Bells
Diameter: 31.31" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by Tobias III Norris 1693
Dove Bell ID: 45135 Tower ID: 14079 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Diameter: 32.25" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by Tobias III Norris 1693
Dove Bell ID: 45136 Tower ID: 14079 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Diameter: 36.5" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by John Draper 1620
Dove Bell ID: 45137 Tower ID: 14079 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 809.5 Hz Diameter: 38.63" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by Thomas Norris 1629
Dove Bell ID: 45138 Tower ID: 14079 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 471 133
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.
National Heritage record for England designations
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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| Name | Status | Number found in this site |
|---|---|---|
| Common ash | Veterantree | 1 |
| Ash | Veterantree | 1 |
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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