Diameter: 30.25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Brend (generic) 1631
Dove Bell ID: 51583 Tower ID: 18695 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Briston: All Saints
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626607
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Overview
Grid reference: TG 62 325
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
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 327 m²
Exterior Description
Largely Decorated church of c.1300 with early C19 roofs and bell cote. Flint with some carstone rubble, stone dressings, slated roofs. Nave and chancel, formerly with north aisle, nave clerestorey and west tower. West front presumably rearranged after demolition of round tower in 1785 with Decorated door and Decorated 3 light window with reticulated tracery. Set off angle buttresses. Stock brick bell cote of c.1800. Nave south side with one 4-light Decorated and one 3-light Perpendicular window. Blocked south door with outline of former porch roof visible. 2 buttresses, at junction of nave and chancel containing rood stairs. Nave north side with 2 re-used 3-light Perpendicular windows built up in former north arcade. Filled in clerestorey openings visible below brick modillion eaves of c.1800 roof. Chancel south side with one 3 light and one 2 light Decorated window and one 3-light straight headed Decorated window. South priest's door and single buttress. Chancel north side with one 2 light straight headed Decorated window With drip mould and label stops. Mid C19 single storey gabled north vestry. East gable of chancel with 2 set off angle buttresses and 5-light Decorated reticulated tracery east window.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Nave with filled in 5 bay north arcade with octagonal piers and double hollow chamfered arches. Chancel arch with semi-octagonal half-columns with battlemented collars and double hollow chamfered arch. Chancel weeping to north with c.1300 double piscina with cusped ogee arches and sedelia with cinquefoil ogee arches. Screen 1877. Nave roof of c.l8OO with open rafters and tie beams, chancel roof mid C19 coved and boarded. Mid C19 font.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 62 325
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.
Churchyard Structures
War Memorial
Village War Memorial
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.
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