Diameter: 33" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Lynn foundry
Dove Bell ID: 51765 Tower ID: 18812 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Burnham Deepdale: St Mary
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626574
Conservation area: Burnham Market
http://www.burnhamdeepdale.co.uk/stmarys
Overview
Grid reference: TF 804 443
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Explore inside the church Church open regularly Grade II* listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 261 m²
Exterior Description
C11 tower, C12 north door, C14 interior, late C19 exterior details and north vestry. Flint, C19 stone dress, tiled nave and aisle roofs, leaded tower roof. West round tower, nave and north aisle, south porch, chancel and north vestry. Tower has base with set off to slightly narrower upper stage, 4 round-headed openings on west face, single north and south round-headed slits, east face with arched opening to nave, perhaps a later insertion, with copper triangular headed opening, above roof ridge the line of a large round headed opening. Exterior details and tracery of late C19 restorations. Door of c.1190 with round arched head re-erected in north aisle.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
3 bay north arcade, C14, octagonal piers with bases and capitals, double hollow chamfered arches. Decorated chancel arch. Important C12 font, re-erected on C19 solid piers, rectangular, stone, with labours of 12 months of year to 3 sides, friezes with bars, foliage etc. Figures under arches : Januarius man with a drinking horn; (F)ebruarius : Seated figure warming himself; Marius : man digging; Aprilis : man pruning; Maius :Figure either beating bounds at Rogationtide or Risen Christ with banner; Junius : weeding; Julius : mowing; Au(gustus) : Binding a sheaf; Septembris : threshing; Octobris : grinding corn; Novembris : pig killing; Decembris : 4 seated figures feasting at a table. 4th side with 3 Trees of Life. Restorations in 1875 and 1898 : arched braced nave and chancel roofs. Rood figures 1932 by Sir Waller Tapper. East window High Victorian, stained, 1873 good C15 glass fragments collected in porch north and south windows, tower west window, north aisle west window, in square squint by pulpit, north vestry east window. See Michael Crawshaw, St. Mary's Burnham Deepdale, (Cotton, Suffolk, 1972).
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 804 443
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
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.
Further information
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