Weight: 405 lbs Diameter: 25.5" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1961
Dove Bell ID: 58364 Tower ID: 22543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Old Buckenham: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TM 67 914
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 Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass Rood Screen
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 345 m²
Exterior Description
C12, rebuilt early C14, restored 1858. Rendered flint with ashlar quoins and thatched roofs. West tower, nave, north aisle, chancel. Octagonal tower in 2 stages with roll moulded shafts at corners reappearing on moulded plinths below base course. 2-light reticulated west window with arched trefoil window above. String course at belfry stage. 2-light louvred Y belfry windows and similar to alternating faces but blocked with knapped flint. C17 brick parapet with stepped crenellations. West wall of nave C12 of carstone masonry. C15 gabled south porch with lead roof, the arched opening hollow and chamfer moulded. Inner doorway wave moulded. Blocked east and west windows. 4 panel traceried nave windows of 2 or 3 lights under segmental or depressed arches. Rebated chancel with lower roof lit by 3 2-light Y windows under hoods on head stops. Arched priest's door with brick repairs. East wall of chancel rebuilt in brick C19 with flat buttress to south. Flint base course. 3-light intersecting east window. One Y window to north chancel. 3-light C15 panel window to east of north aisle and 3 similar to north wall separated by flat buttresses, that to corners diagonal. C12 north door with round arch decorated with cable and stud supported on single order of shafts with scalloped capitals. Square imposts. C17 timber door. 2 pointed 2-light C19 windows complete fenestration of aisle.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
4 bay north arcade of late C14. Quatrefoil piers with hollow fillets between lobes on moulded base and polygonal plinth. Moulded capitals and double hollow chamfered arches. Scissor braced and plastered nave roof. Aisle roof with crenellated wall plate, moulded purlin and transverse beams on arched braces with traceried spandrels. C15 octagonal font with alternating designs : shields in split cusped circles and encircled quatrefoils. Grotesque heads below and plinth with engaged columns. Base of C15 screen at east end of aisle comprising 2 tiers of paired blind, lights with carved and repainted tracery. Nave seating 1858. C15 stall ends in chancel poppyhead with carved figures of prophets. Boarded scissor braced roof. Some C15 glass in 2 eastern south nave window heads. Royal arms of George III on west wall. C15 inner south door.
As listed on Historic England
Bells
Weight: 441 lbs Diameter: 26.88" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Lester & Pack 1757
Dove Bell ID: 58365 Tower ID: 22543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 480 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by Thomas Gardiner 1722
Dove Bell ID: 58366 Tower ID: 22543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 465 lbs Diameter: 29.13" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by John Draper 1622
Dove Bell ID: 58367 Tower ID: 22543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 671 lbs Diameter: 32.25" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Pack & Chapman 1772
Dove Bell ID: 58368 Tower ID: 22543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 952 lbs Diameter: 36.25" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Thomas Gardiner 1722
Dove Bell ID: 58369 Tower ID: 22543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 67 914
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
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| Name | Status | Number found in this site |
|---|---|---|
| Oak | 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.
Further information
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