Nominal: 989.6 Hz Weight: 711 lbs Diameter: 32.4" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1838
Dove Bell ID: 3208 Tower ID: 15852 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Hedenham: St Peter
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626256
Overview
Grid reference: TM 312 933
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 264 m²
Exterior Description
C14 and C15 with C19 remodelling and addition. Flint with limestone dressings, largely rendered over. lead roof to nave, plain tiles over porch and chancel. West tower, nave, chancel, south porch. Slim, slightly tapering west tower, unbuttressed. Polygonal stair turret on south side. 2-light C15 west window with segmental-arched head; single-light ringing chamber, window above with cinquefoil head. Bell openings now without mullions or tracery; wooden louvres. Double-stepped parapet with flushwork panels, repaired in brick. C15 south porch with blind traceried window panel to west with flint infill. Diagonal staged gable buttresses with flushwork panels; stone kneelers to gable parapet. Sun dial in gable apex. Doorway with engaged polygonal shafts and square dripmould; fleuron decoration to arch, dripmould and capitals. South nave windows of 3.lights, two C15 with castellated transoms, the easternmost with reticulated tracery. Red brick stepped east gable to nave on stone kneelers; short diagonal gable buttresses. Chancel C14 but with much C19 work; 2-light windows with priest's doorbetween openings. At the south-east corner a pedimented wall monument - no visible inscription. Diagonal staged buttresses to east gable with chequer-pattern flushwork panels. 3-light reticulated east window. Coped gable parapet with cross-finial. Slated lean-to organ chamber central on north side of chancel. Three lancets in north wall- of nave. C19 lean- to vestry on north wall of nave.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
South porch has original roof with arch-braced principals, ashlar posts on moulded cornice. Medieval south door. C15 nave roof, much repaired; arch braced, bosses at intersections. Re-used C18 screen across tower arch. C19 chancel arch with stiff leaf capitals and decoration to outer order. Early C18 balustrade re-set across chancel arch to form low screen: turned balusters and square panelled newels. Chancel roof C19 arch-braced with waggon-boarded ceiling, all painted 1862- 3 with foliage and figures in roundels under the direction of E.J. Tarver, architect. C19 glass in chancel windows by Hardman (E) and Clayton and Bell (S). Piscina with petalled bowl, stepped-cill sedilia in south wall of chancel; restored ogee heads with crocket-finials. Font, octagonal, with eight engaged shafts around the stem, defaced figure corbels below bowl and traceried panels with shields and roses. Good wall monuments, notably to John Richmond (d.1694), a convex slate tablet flanked by Ionic columns supporting broken segmental pediment (south wall of nave), to Clere Garney (d.1730) to Rev. Peter Foster (d.1812) to Clere Garneys (d.1767). The chancel contains some very fine monuments of the C16 and early C17 to the Bedingfield family.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1663.9 Hz Weight: 335 lbs Diameter: 23.3" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1838
Dove Bell ID: 48480 Tower ID: 15852 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1475.4 Hz Weight: 413 lbs Diameter: 25.18" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1838
Dove Bell ID: 48481 Tower ID: 15852 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1318.8 Hz Weight: 405 lbs Diameter: 25.9" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1838
Dove Bell ID: 48482 Tower ID: 15852 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1242.6 Hz Weight: 465 lbs Diameter: 27.94" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1838
Dove Bell ID: 48483 Tower ID: 15852 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1109.8 Hz Weight: 559 lbs Diameter: 29.73" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1838
Dove Bell ID: 48484 Tower ID: 15852 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 312 933
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.
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.
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