Nominal: 675.5 Hz Weight: 1568 lbs Diameter: 44.18" Bell 1 of 7
Founded by Thomas Draper 1584
Dove Bell ID: 4489 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Mattishall: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TG 53 110
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby Toilets nearby or inside the church On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Rood Screen Stained Glass Angel Roof Art/Wall Paintings/Frescos Concerts/Live Music Bell Ringing
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 601 m²
Exterior Description
Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Lead roofs. West tower; aisled nave with north and south porches; chancel with south chapel. Late C14 west tower. Angle buttresses with gabled copings becoming diagonal buttresses at bell stage. Moulded west doorway with a large 3-light window above with embattled transom. Narrow cross loops at intermediate stage and an east window just above nave roof ridge. 2-light bell openings with super mullions flanking the soufflets. Crenellated parapet with blind tracery and crocketted corner pinnacles. Short leaded spire with cupola and weather vane dated 1640. Pair of 2-light Decorated west windows to aisles. 3 restored 3-light Perpendicular windows to south and 3 Perpendicular 3-light windows to north, 2 beneath 4-centred arches and one beneath a 3-centred arch. 3-light north aisle east window in Decorated style with extravagant mouchettes. North porch with blocked entrance, 2-light traceried side windows, diagonal buttresses with flushwork, 3 statue niches above entrance with double and triple ogee arches, carved angels to entrance spandrels and crenellated parapet with flushwork. Heavily restored south porch. Polygonal angle buttresses with crocketted cupolas, renewed flushwork and a niche above entrance. 9 2-light clearstorey windows (including one in east gable) with restored tracery. Chancel south chapel of galletted flint with 3 3-light Perpendicular windows and a priest's door. 3 3-light Perpendicular chancel windows with exceptionally narrow tracery bars. Embattled transoms to central lights. Restored 5-light Perpendicular east window.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
4-bay arcades with narrower western most bay. Narrow Perpendicular piers with opposing half shafts to east and west applied to a narrow section of projecting masonry which carries uninterrupted the outer orders of the arcades Shallow arch mouldings, tall facetted bases and polygonal bell capitals. Massive moulded tower arch with a pair of semicircular responds. Chancel arch in the same manner as the arcades. Aisle walls with plain chamfered interconnecting rere-arches. South aisle roof mainly Victorian but retains some mutilated Medieval wall post carvings and 4 carved stone wall post corbels. Late Medieval hammerbeam roof to nave. The hammers are finely carved, representing angels, saints and possibly donors. All the heads and some figures are renewed. The hammers support arched braces rather than struts. Arched braces also across the ridge. Single set of moulded butt-purlins and a moulded ridge piece. Common rafters boarded over in 3 easternmost bays with 2 surviving painted scenes. 4 arch braced ties, dated in paintwork to 1617, inserted. Ogee moulded chamfers and painted geometric patterns. North aisle roof contemporary with nave roof with similar, yet mutilated, carvings. Chancel south chapel with a 3-centred moulded arch to west and an exceedingly wide 3-centred arch to north. Rere- arches with shafts on south wall. Simple piscina. Chancel with cusped piscina. Surviving dado panels to chancel screen with very elaborate blind tracery and a pair ofpainted saints to each panel. Partially renewed screen to south chapel. C18 or C19 polygonal - pulpit in Jacobean style with a tester decorated with marquetry.
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Bell Frame
Maker
Pickford
Date
Visit
Description
OFJ
Jurisdiction
Number of Bells
3
Material
Bells
Nominal: 1132.5 Hz Weight: 563 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 2 of 7
Founded by Thomas Newman 1743
Dove Bell ID: 30902 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1024 Hz Weight: 675 lbs Diameter: 31.5" Bell 3 of 7
Founded by Thomas Newman 1743
Dove Bell ID: 30903 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 904.5 Hz Weight: 1031 lbs Diameter: 35.5" Bell 4 of 7
Founded by John Draper 1617
Dove Bell ID: 30904 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 854 Hz Weight: 1017 lbs Diameter: 37.25" Bell 5 of 7
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1903
Dove Bell ID: 30905 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 768.5 Hz Weight: 1269 lbs Diameter: 40.5" Bell 6 of 7
Founded by John II Brend 1652
Dove Bell ID: 30906 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1344.5 Hz Weight: 300 lbs Diameter: 24.25" Bell 7 of 7
Founded by John Magges
Dove Bell ID: 30907 Tower ID: 13430 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 53 110
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 16.5.1893
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.
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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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