St Martin
Glandford
Norfolk
TG 04 SW LETHERINGSETT WITH GLANDFORD GLANDFORD 2/80 Church of St. Martin 4.10.60 II* Parish church, Medieval, in ruins by 1730, chancel rebuilt 1875, nave and aisles 1899-1906 by Hicks and Charlewood at expense of Sir Alfred Jodrell of Bayfield Hall (qv 2/75).
Architectural Features
3-stage embattled tower with parapet of knapped flint, gargoyle and clock face to north, 2-light west window with renewed tracery, cusp headed light under a square hood mould, 2-light bell openings with voussoirs of alternate brick and knapped flint.
moulded basket headed porch arch with side shafts, shields to left and right inscribed xpi and ihs, trefoil headed lights to returns with glass by E. Heaseman showing angels bearing scrolls inscribed "The Lord shall preserve thy coming out .." to the left and ".. and thy coming in" to the right.
Interior: C15 2-bay arcade to north with octagonal piers and double chamfered arches, chancel arch with plain jambs and chamfered arch, chamfered inner arches to arches from chancel to north chapel and south transept (now organ bay).
double framed arch braced chancel roof having carved rafters with elaborate bosses and frieze, stone angel corbels with flying wooden angels above
hammerbeam roof to nave with flying angels at hammers, alternate hammers with angel wall posts
rood screen with narrow loft having access from stair with 4-centred arch between north chapel and chancel arch, Decorated style tracery to screen and screen panels, suspended rood above
chancel panelling with traceried panels, carved frieze rail
wooden pulpit on stone base with traceried panels and canopied evangelists at angles
crocketted wooden font cover rising to a dove, fleurs de lys around rim.
memorial to Adela Monckton Jodrell d. 1896, of white marble angel carrying a wreath and standing on a cloud, signed by P. Bazzanti of Florence.
bench end of front pew with carved copy of "The shepherd's chief mourner" by E.M. Landseer.
6 and 12-light brass candelabra suspended from wrought iron hooks, said to come from Italy.
Glass by C.E. Kempe and E. Heasman: east windows of chancel and north chapel by Kempe, that to north chapel showing the Annunciation and the ruined churches of St. Martin at Glandford and St. Margaret at Bayfield (qv 2/76)
TG0441 : St Martin, Glandford: stained glass window (VII)