Church Of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1967. Church.
Church Of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- under-cupola-jackdaw
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1967
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of All Saints is a church that dates back to the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, with restoration work completed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1876 and further restoration after a fire in 1962 by F. C. Davis. The church features a tower, nave, double north aisle, vestry, chancel, south aisle, and porch. It is constructed from coursed rubble with ashlar dressings, including quoins, a plinth, and lead roofs.
The west tower, dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, has a round-headed doorway to the south and a single west window from the 13th century with Y-tracery. It includes four 2-light bell openings from the 12th century, each with a single shaft and cushion capitals. The crenellation and pinnacles are from the 15th century, as is the spire, which features lucarnes. The west windows of the north aisle are 2-light, while those of the south aisle are 3-light, both from the 14th century. The nave has 11th-century long and short work on the south-west corner and a crenellated 15th-century clerestory with pinnacles. The north aisle contains two 15th-century 2-light windows and one 14th-century 3-light window, with similar windows in the outer aisle.
The vestry, originally built as a schoolroom in 1836, and the chancel were completely rebuilt in 1963 in a de-based Gothic style. The south aisle features a 4-light east window and two 2-light south windows, both from the 15th century. The gable porch, dating from the 15th century, has been heavily restored in the 19th century. The clerestory windows are 15th-century, 3-light, and set under 4-centred arches.
Inside, there are 3-bay arcades from the 13th century with octagonal shafts and moulded capitals, two of which have broad leaf bands, while one features wooden branches with single leaves and double chamfered arches. The tower arch is from the 15th century. The wooden nave roof is a 20th-century copy of the original 15th-century design. The chancel, also from the 20th century, includes re-used 3-arched sedilia. The 19th-century pulpit and a fine 13th-century font are notable interior features, along with fine 15th-century pews that have bench ends decorated with simple poppy-heads and coarse tracery. Monuments within the church include one from 1736 to Sir Cecil Wray by Thomas Carter and another from 1770 to Lord Bertie.
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