All Saints - Wreningham, Norfolk
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N 52° 32.635 E 001° 11.328
31U E 377178 N 5823078
All Saints' Church, Wreningham, is almost entirely Perpendicular in style and date, although the collapse of the upper stages of the west tower resulted in a thorough rebuilding and restoration in 1853.
Waymark Code: WMPF88
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/22/2015
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"All Saints Church is a listed building and the oldest part of the church is the base of the tower which is 13th century. The chancel dates from the 14th century, the nave from the 15th century.
The church was restored and the tower rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century after the tower collapsed in 1852. At this time the north transept was added using the original windows from the north wall for the east and west windows. At the same time the porch was rebuilt and enlarged.
In 1887 two south facing windows were installed to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
There are 2 windows dedicated to the memory of the Upcher family. The East window, in memory of Rev. Arthur W Upcher who was rector of Wreningham and Ashwellthorpe for 43 years 1852 – 96 and the north window in the transept is dedicated to his son Somerville Hay Upcher.
In 2012 the window in the tower has to be repaired and a stained glass roundel was incorporated to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
At the same time the east window in the north transept was repaired and etched memorials were incorporated. One marking the service to the church by Mr Dennis Long who served as churchwarden and organist for over 50 years The other commemorates our links with the All Saints Mission in Zimbabwe. All Saints Church, Wreningham in Chivu Province and founded by a member of the Upcher family.
The pulpit is Victorian with Jacobean style carvings. The font is 15th century octagonal with a wooden cover. The organ is installed in the north transept.
There are 4 bells in the tower which have been the subject of a number of projects over 5 centuries. They were last restored 30 years ago and rededicated in 1981. Each bell is dedicated to the memory of a late parishioner. The bells which are in regular use can only be chimed.
Although the church is normally locked, every effort is made to open it at week-ends throughout the year and more often during the summer."
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