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Founded by Brasyers of Norwich (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 51748 Tower ID: 18797 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Burgh-next-Aylsham: St Mary
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626068
Conservation area: Burgh next Aylsham
http://www.aylshamteamministry.org.uk
Overview
Grid reference: TG 217 250
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 283 m²
Exterior Description
Flint with limestone dressings; nave, north chapel and porch roofs plain-tiled; chancel thatched. West tower C15, nave much restored C19, chancel of early C13, extended in late C19 by R. M. Phipson; chancel north chapel late C19. Angle-buttressed west tower; flushwork panels in plinth. Square sound openings on north and south with mouchette-wheel traceried panels. Large two-light belfry openings with louvres and panel tracery. Embattled parapet with shields and crowned 'M' motifs. 3-light Perpendicular west window flanked by niches at cill level. Polygonal stair turret in south tower wall. Nave south windows and doors C19 restoration. Chancel of c,1200 with two easternmost bays and east wall rebuilt in 1876-8 by R. M. Phipson : south wall with eight lancets in bays of 3-3-2. Bays divided by staged and gabled buttresses. East wall with three lancets with engaged shafts and capitals. Circular foiled window above lancets. North chapel C19, with two lancets in gable.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Important work of c.1200 in chancel : two tiers of blank Early English arcading. Each of the 8 upper bays, south side, pierced by a lancet with deep splayed reveals. Low-side window in lower arcade. Shafts with fine stiff-leaf capitals. Lower arcade apparently intended to continue further west, but interrupted by chancel arch. On the north side, a lower arcade of 7 bays surmounted by 4 bays, the two easternmost with lancets (C19). Fine C13 opening to north chapel flanked on each side by three shafts with stiff-leaf capitals and bird-carvings. Centre shaft on each side keeled. Chancel roof C19; arch-braced collars with collar-runner. Chancel arch re- worked in C19 with curiously-carved responds and attached shafts. Label-stops of chancel arch left as blocks. Step down into chancel from nave. Nave windows of two lights, one at high level on south side. Good octagonal seven- sacrament font on stepped base; the stem has four shields and four figures, the underside of the bowl carved with angels holding sacramental emblems. Tall tower arch of three orders of plain chamfers; chamfered reveal with broach stops. Good monument on north wall to Edmund Burr (d. 1720) and his wife (d. 1708).
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 217 250
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether 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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