Nominal: 804.5 Hz Weight: 1016 lbs Diameter: 37.75" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by Thomas Newman 1705
Dove Bell ID: 2039 Tower ID: 12713 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Dersingham: St Nicholas
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626576
Overview
Grid reference: TF 693 303
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 Stained Glass Bell Ringing Hearing Loop
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 715 m²
Exterior Description
C14 and C15. Carstone, stone dressings, leaded aisle roofs, slated nave and chancel. West tower, nave and aisles with clerestorey and south porch, chancel. Of two major builds, the chancel and nave arcade of early C14. Decorated nave clerestorey, aisles and west tower early Perpendicular of c.1370. West tower of 3 stages, rectangular on plan with moulded plinth of stone, 5-light west window, north and south sides with single lancets, 4 3-light belfry windows, all Perpendicular. North- west and south-west buttresses, stone dressed and quoined with 4 set- offs, north and south buttresses on east face, dressed stone battlemented parapet with spout heads to each face, 4 C19 standing angels at corners. At north-east corner a buttressed rectangular stairs tower projection. 6 bay nave and aisles. South aisle with 4 Perpendicular 3-light south windows and 3-light east and west windows. Mid-late C19 south porch, 2 angle buttresses with 2 set-offs at corners. 6 3-light Perpendicular clerestorey windows. Sanctus bell-cote and niche over nave east gable. North aisle 6 bays with corner set-off buttress at north west, 5 square set buttresses to north face. 3-light Perpendicular west window, north- west bay blank, reset Decorated north door in next bay, 3 3-light Perpend- icular north windows, late C19 additional bay at north east with reused tracery window as vestry. Fine Decorated chancel of 3 bays with 3 2-light Decorated south windows, 2 with Reticulated tracery, one with simpler "Y" tracery with trefoils and quatrefoil. South priest's door. At junction with nave a rectangular traceried panel with 4 quatrefoils, possibly for external access to sanctus bell above. Fine 5-light Decorated recticulated tracery east window, all chancel windows have external hood moulds and head-stops.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
6 bay Decorated nave has octagonal piers with 8 concave flutes with traceried heads, octagonal bases and capitals, hood moulds and corbel head stops. Clerestorey above is Perpendicular. C19 arched braced hammerbeam roof, probably of the £6000 1877-1879 restoration. Decorated tower arch. C14 octagonal stone font with paired blank traceried arches, wooden font cover with C17 pattern turned balusters supporting medieval stage with crocketed spirelets, all heavily restored 1914. Re-used bench ends. Fine Decorated chancel arch with head stops, all chancel windows with internal arches and head stops. Fine Decorated piscina and sedilia under one common straight hood mould; with stops, detached shafts with bases and heads with foliage decoration, 4 cinquefoil arches, trefoils in spandrels, deeply-cut details. 7-light Perpendicular rood screen late C14 with figures surviving on north side only : S. Agatha, S. Denys, S. Agnes, S. Hubert, S. Martha and a coped and mitred bishop, perhaps Simon of Sudbury (obit 1381) Archbishop of Canterbury. Chancel north side has early C17 classical table tomb monument of the Peel family. Chancel south side had good C18 wall monuments. South aisle east end has deep squint looking into chancel and on south side a good C14 Decorated ogee framed cinquefoil headed piscina with credence shelf surviving. See W.P. Tippen, A Short History of St. Nicholas Church, Dersingham, Norfolk (Ramsgate 1958).
As listed on Historic England website
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
20th Century Clock with cast iron flat bed frame located in Tower made by JohnSmith from Derby in 1902
Historical Notes
1902 - 1902
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1354 Hz Weight: 420 lbs Diameter: 26.5" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Osborn & Arnold 1773
Dove Bell ID: 18266 Tower ID: 12713 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1206 Hz Weight: 519 lbs Diameter: 28.38" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 18267 Tower ID: 12713 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1076 Hz Weight: 615 lbs Diameter: 30.13" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by Osborn & Arnold 1773
Dove Bell ID: 18268 Tower ID: 12713 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1014 Hz Weight: 626 lbs Diameter: 31.75" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by John Draper 1636
Dove Bell ID: 18269 Tower ID: 12713 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 904 Hz Weight: 779 lbs Diameter: 34" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Joseph Mallows 1750
Dove Bell ID: 18270 Tower ID: 12713 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 693 303
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.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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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.
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