Church Of All Saints

TL 1619 CLIFTON CHURCH STREET (West Side) 11/22

31.10.66 Church of All Saints II*

Parish church. Early C14, C15, reworked (including most tracery and dripstones) and enlarged 1862 by Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury. Coursed rubble, mostly ironstone, with ashlar dressings. Clay tile roofs. Chancel, N chapel and vestry, nave, S porch, N aisle, W Lower. Chancel: C14. 5-light pointed-arched E window with net tracery. 2 2-light S windows, also pointed- arched, with low-side window below SW one. Pointed-arched S doorway. NE window now gives onto N chapel, and has squint below. Unusually broad chancel arch. N chapel: C15 origin, rebuilt C19. 3-light pointed E window. N vestry also late C19, with hipped roof. Nave: C14. 2-light SW window with square head. Pointed-arched 3-light SE window with tracery similar to chancel E window. C15 3-bay N arcade with pointed arches. S porch: C14. archway surmounted by niche wth later C19 figure. Small single lights to W and E elevations. N aisle: originally C15, rebuilt C19. 2-light window, 3 and 2- light N windows, 3 in all, all with pointed heads. Chancel, nave, aisle and chapel have stone coping to gables. W tower: C14, rebuilt C15. 3 stages, with embattled parapet. Octagonal stair turret to NE angle. 2-light window with 4-centred head to each side of bell-stage. Small 2-light window with flat head to middle stage of S elevation. 3-light W window with 3-centred head to lower stage. Interior: C19 roofs. C13 octagonal font with paired pointed arches to each face, on late C19 pedestal. C15 rood screen now in tower arch, retaining some original rather worn painted panels of saints. In N chapel alabaster altar-tomb to Sir Michael Fisher (d.1549) and his wife is surmounted by pair of recumbant effigies and has crocketed niches with angels holding shields to side panels, side panel now set into wall above. Retains traces of paint to shields. Brass to N chapel floor of 1528, to John Fisher (son of Michael) and wife.

Listing NGR: TL1658939249