Church Of All Saints

TL 16SW LITTLE STAUGHTON CHURCH LANE

5/79 Church of All Saints (formerly listed as Church 13.7.64 of St Margaret)

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Parish church. C15 with 013 and C14 details remaining. Coursed limestone rubble and brown cobbles, with ashlar dressings. Chancel, nave, S aisle, S porch, W tower. Chancel, rebuilt C15, retains C14 S door. C15 chancel arch. 3 bay nave, with buttresses up to parapet of N wall. 3 windows each side to C15 clerestory. C13 N doorway. C14 S arcade, E bay narrower than other 2. C14 S aisle has C15 SE window reusing C14 head. C14 S porch has pointed outer arch under square head. C14 inner doorway retains C15 door with traceried panels to head. Embattled parapets to nave, aisle and porch. C15 4-stage W tower has embattled parapet, C19 octagonal spire and 2-centred arched W doorway. Chancel N wall has C14 tomb recess with crocketed gabled canopy flanked by pinnacles, quatrefoiled panel to tomb front and C17 brass inscription set into tomb. C15 plain octagonal font to nave. Some C16 pews. Carved stone corbels to nave, one representing bagpiper.

Listing NGR: TL1073562993