St Andrew's Church, Frenze

St Andrew's Church, Frenze
St Andrew's Church, Frenze, from the southwest
St Andrew's Church, Frenze Location in Norfolk
Coordinates: 52°22′49″N 1°08′10″E / 52.3802°N 1.1361°E / 52.3802; 1.1361
OS grid reference	TM 136 804
Location	Frenze, Norfolk
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Churches Conservation Trust
History
Dedication	Saint Andrew
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	7 December 1959
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic, Tudor
Specifications
Materials	Stone with tiled roof Brick porch

St Andrew's Church, Frenze, is a redundant Anglican church in the civil parish of Schole, Norfolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,^[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.^[2] The church stands in an isolated position adjacent to Frenze Hall, near to the long distance footpath, Boudica's Way, 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Diss.^[2][3]

History

The church was built in the early 14th century, and the south porch was added in the early 16th century. A bellcote was built at a later date.^[1] Although the church is now redundant, services and other events are held occasionally.^[4]

Architecture

The body of the church is constructed in stone and consists of a nave without a chancel. The east window has three lights, and the windows in the north, south and west walls have two lights.^[1] The gabled porch is brick and is in Tudor style. It is supported by buttresses, and has two-light windows with brick mullions in the side walls. The bellcote sits on the ridge towards the west end of the church.^[1]

Inside the church is a large Jacobean pulpit with a tester dating from the early 17th century.^[1][2] Dating from the same period is a manorial box pew. Some of the benches date from the 15th century, and one of these is carved with tracery and poppyheads on its ends. The font is octagonal and dates from the 14th century.^[1] Above the south door is a Royal coat of arms. There are two piscinae, one on each side of the church.^[5] The church contains seven brasses, most in memory of members of the Blennerhassett family. The oldest is dated 1475, and others date from the early 16th century.^[5][6] The single bell was cast in 1707 by Joseph Goldsmith.^[4]

See also

• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Church of St Andrew, Frenze, Scole", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1050244, retrieved 15 May 2011 
2. ^ ^{a b c} St Andrew's Church, Frenze, Norfolk, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Andrews-Church-Frenze-Norfolk/, retrieved 25 March 2011 
3. ^ Frenze, Streetmap, http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/613419_280467_120, retrieved 13 February 2011 
4. ^ ^{a b} St Andrew's Church, Frenze, Benefice of Dickleburgh and the Pulhams, http://thebenefice.co.uk/frenze.aspx, retrieved 13 February 2011 
5. ^ ^{a b} Knott, Simon (March 2005), St Andrew, Frenze, Norfolk Churches, http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/frenze/frenze.htm, retrieved 13 February 2011 
6. ^ Frenze, St Andrew's Church, Britain Express, http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4085, retrieved 13 February 2011