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
hallowed-finial-furze
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Country
England
Date first listed
23 June 1960
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of All Saints is a parish church with medieval origins, and subsequent alterations. It is constructed primarily of flint, with rendered sections, ashlar dressings, and brick detailing. The roofs are slate, pantile, and corrugated concrete tile. The church features the remains of a former western tower, an aisled nave with porches, and a chancel with a vestry to the north. The west wall shows evidence of the lost tower, with a partially blocked tower arch serving as a window, and a modern bellcote is present.

The south aisle has a 14th-century two-light cusped Y-traceried west window, three further 14th-century two-light south windows (two with mouchettes), and a 14th-century three-light east window (one light blocked by a rood stair projection). A 14th-century cusped tomb recess in the south wall contains a graffito with the initials "E.B." and the date 1594, alongside a broken 14th-century tomb slab with a raised cross decoration. A large porch has a double ogee moulded entrance arch on shafted responds, and incorporates 14th-century two-light side windows with reticulated tracery. The south doorway is 14th-century, with filletted roll mouldings and carved head label stops. The north aisle mirrors the south with similar 14th-century two-light windows, and its porch has a plain chamfered entrance arch and cusped two-light side windows. The early roof has a moulded wall plate and principal rafters supported on wall posts. A north doorway features two plain chamfered orders, and there are six 2-light clearstorey windows with cusping. The chancel has four 14th-century three-light panel traceried side windows with shallow heads, a four-light east window in a similar style, gabled diagonal buttresses, and a priest's doorway to the south.

Internally, a plain chamfered tower arch of two orders rests on polygonal responds. Four-bay arcades are formed by tall octagonal piers, supporting arches of two plain chamfered orders. The chancel arch is in a similar style. A surviving rood stair doorway and door are present in the south aisle. A cusped piscina is located in the chancel, and a late medieval moulded arch-braced chancel roof remains. A surviving dado of a 15th-century screen displays ten mutilated paintings. A late medieval polygonal pulpit has blind tracery and later shelves on carved brackets, supported by a panelled base. Late medieval nave pews have poppy-head bench ends and carved arm rests, while 18th-century box pews occupy the aisles. A 17th-century panelled dado is fitted to the east wall of the chancel, featuring a carved frieze. A plain octagonal font sits on an octagonal stem with a moulded capital. A fine marble wall monument commemorates Robert Long (died 1656).

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