Walpole St Andrew Norfolk
Church of St Andrew Walpole Norfolk , now mostly 15c reusing some 14c fabric , built of limestone with 3- stage brick with angle buttresses. In the bottom stage on the west side is an arched door, to the left of which is a statue niche, and to the right a chamber under a lean-to roof, which was probably an anchorite cell or wayside shrine. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/D3x97t
The building can be dated from bequests made for the nave in 1443, for the porch in 1463, and a donation in 1504 for lead.
The tower has 6 bells, the oldest cast in 1603 by Richard Holdfield, the next in 1622 by Tobias Norris , two were cast in 1768 by Joseph Eayre, the next in 1792 by Thomas Osborn, and the last in 1905 by John Taylor & Co.
The rood turret spires and sanctus bell turret echo one another..
The tower clock commemorates the 60 anniversary of Queen Victoria's reign.
At the moment the church is empty under the protection of the Churches Conservation Trust, The concrete floor of the 1897 restoration has resulted in damp erosion to the stone nave piers and on my visit the floor had been taken up in places with a walkway bridging the nave to the chancel.. Sadly the lead from the south aisle roof was recently stolen.
Walpole St Andrew Norfolk
Church of St Andrew Walpole Norfolk , now mostly 15c reusing some 14c fabric , built of limestone with 3- stage brick with angle buttresses. In the bottom stage on the west side is an arched door, to the left of which is a statue niche, and to the right a chamber under a lean-to roof, which was probably an anchorite cell or wayside shrine. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/D3x97t
The building can be dated from bequests made for the nave in 1443, for the porch in 1463, and a donation in 1504 for lead.
The tower has 6 bells, the oldest cast in 1603 by Richard Holdfield, the next in 1622 by Tobias Norris , two were cast in 1768 by Joseph Eayre, the next in 1792 by Thomas Osborn, and the last in 1905 by John Taylor & Co.
The rood turret spires and sanctus bell turret echo one another..
The tower clock commemorates the 60 anniversary of Queen Victoria's reign.
At the moment the church is empty under the protection of the Churches Conservation Trust, The concrete floor of the 1897 restoration has resulted in damp erosion to the stone nave piers and on my visit the floor had been taken up in places with a walkway bridging the nave to the chancel.. Sadly the lead from the south aisle roof was recently stolen.