Church Of All Saints is a Grade I listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1960. A Medieval Church.
Church Of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- brooding-chalk-lichen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1960
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of All Saints is a parish church dating from the medieval period, with later additions. It is constructed primarily of flint, with ashlar and brick dressings, and has slate and lead roofs. The church comprises a west tower, an aisled nave with a south porch, aisles that overlap the chancel by one bay, a chancel, and a vestry to the north.
The 15th-century west tower features diagonal buttresses. A fine west doorway is notable for its carved figures in the spandrels, flanked by niches containing miniature rib vaults and flushwork arcading. Above the doorway is a shield and tracery frieze, with carved arms at the centre, and chequered flushwork framing a 3-light panel-traceried window. The intermediate stage has three small 2-light windows, and the tall 3-light traceried bell openings are set within 4-centred arches, topped by an elaborate carved stepped parapet with tracery and corner pinnacles.
The north aisle has four 3-light panel-traceried windows and a moulded north doorway. The south aisle is similar, with the exception of the east window. The 15th-century south porch incorporates chequered flushwork and a flushwork plinth of repeated letter "M" with a crown. It has a moulded entrance arch with a niche above, 2-light traceried side windows, and retains its original braced roof with moulded wall plates. The south doorway is simply moulded with a 4-centred arch.
The early 14th-century chancel features a 3-light Y-traceried south window and a very fine similar east window of 5 lights. The vestry, dated 1851, incorporates a reset 3-light panel-traceried window.
Inside, a tall, plain-chamfered tower arch sits on polygonal responds. A similar chancel arch is set one bay west of the original 14th-century position, partially obscuring a pair of piers. The early 14th-century 4-bay arcades have two hollow-chamfered orders on quatrefoil piers. The easternmost responds have carved corbels supporting the innermost order. The 15th-century nave roof has mutilated carved hammer beams and corbels, arch braced wall posts, and moulded principals. Contemporary, albeit much repaired, aisle roofs are also present. The chancel has a restored 15th-century arch braced roof. Other interior features include a modern double piscina with sedilia and a 14th-century aumbry to the north side of the chancel, with a pedimental hood mould. Fine 15th-century nave pews feature carved poppy head bench ends and traceried backs, with traceried dados to the front pews. A restored octagonal font with geometrically traceried panels is also present.
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