Nominal: 805 Hz Weight: 1543 lbs Diameter: 41.88" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1897
Dove Bell ID: 54578 Tower ID: 20432 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Great Snoring: St Mary
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626557
Overview
Grid reference: TF 946 345
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 Wheelchair accessible Rood Screen Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 436 m²
Exterior Description
Exterior mainly Perpendicular. Flint walls with stone dressings. Nave clerestory and south aisle cement rendered. Slate roofs with c1800 brick dentil eaves cornices. West tower Perpendicular, of five stages, with diagonally set buttresses with squared and knapped flint work, a central door, 3-light west windows and 4 belfry windows. Nave with clerestory and south aisle of 4 bays, chancel of 2 bays. South porch Perpendicular with 2 curvilinear windows, a Perpendicular traceried door within a c1200 arch with shafts missing. South aisle with 3 square- headed 2-light windows, and at east and west 2-light Curvilinear windows. Clerestory with four 2-light Perpendicular windows. Nave north wall with clerestory and below three 3-light Perpendicular windows divided by embattled transoms, repeated once in the chancel north wall and twice in the south wall, one blocked. 5-light c1300 east window with central quatrefoil.
As lsited on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
c1200 4 bay south arcade and c1200 south aisle east end angle piscina. Perpendicular tower and chancel arches. C13 grey marble font. Poppyhead benches C15. C18 commandment board, Royal Arms over porch 1688 but later overpaintings. Chancel: C15 screen. Decorated piscina and sedilia with arched crocketed canopies and miniature vaulting. C15 traceried stone panels on east wall behind altar. C18 black and white stippled polished marble floor with 3 steps to altar. Altar rails with end posts with strap work decoration and ball finials, balusters, mid C17. C15 glass fragments in north and south windows. Alabaster wall-monuments c1610, 2 C18 wall monuments, brass of C15. Nave and aisle roofs with exposed rafters c1800. Chancel roof mid C19 elaborate scissors trusses.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 946 345
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.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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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.
| Name | Status | Number found in this site |
|---|---|---|
| Common yew | Notabletree | 1 |
| Sweet chestnut | Veterantree | 1 |
| Common horse chestnut | 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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