Church Of St Mary And All Saints

The Church of St Mary and All Saints is a building of group value, dating back to the 12th century, with significant later additions and alterations throughout the 14th, 15th, and 13th centuries. The chancel largely dates to the 15th century, the nave to the 14th, the north chapel to the 15th, and the west tower to the 13th, with a 15th-century bell stage. It is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble, with coursed and squared sandstone detailing. The roofs are plain-tiled, featuring crocketed pinnacles on the east gable of the nave and the gable end cross.

The west tower is embattled over three stages; the lower two stages are from the 13th century, with a lancet window to each side wall. A 15th-century west doorway is set within a 4-centred arch in a square head. The bell stage, also 15th century, has two 2-light openings with foiled heads within 2-centred arches on each wall. The nave has an embattled parapet, and a 15th-century clerestory with five windows, each comprising two cinquefoil lights in a square head. Three 14th-century windows are present, two with three trefoil lights in 2-centred arches of 2 chamfered orders, and one with two trefoil lights. The chancel’s south wall features two windows and a 15th-century doorway with a 4-centred arch in a square head. The east window has three trefoil lights within a moulded 2-centred arch. The north chapel, 15th century, also has an embattled parapet and two windows in the north wall, each with three trefoil lights in a 4-centred arch, along with two-stage buttressing.

Inside, a 14th-century doorway to the nave has two hollow and roll moulded orders within a 2-centred arch, featuring a label and mask stops. The 13th-century tower arch is composed of three chamfered orders in a 2-centred arch. The original gable end of the roof is visible in the west wall of the tower. A 19th-century boarded roof is present. There are braced tie beams. The chancel arch is 2-centred and features two wave moulded orders, with a 19th-century wind-braced roof over the chancel. The north chapel, open to the chancel, has two bays and 2-centred arches of 2 hollow moulded orders on an octagonal column with a moulded capital and base. It retains its original roof, with moulded ridge tie beams and purlins, and carved bosses at the intersections. A 15th-century stone font, with a round bowl divided by vertical ribs, is also present. A wall monument from 1725, dedicated to Mrs. Daniel and daughter, is located on the north wall of the chancel; it is a white marble tablet with grey marble fluted ionic pilasters and a crest. An oak chest dating to 1729, with iron fittings, is also present and bears an inscription indicating that it was a gift from Geo. Aley of Black Hall, Fillongley.