Church Of All Saints

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TL 85 SW 3/62

Boxted Braggon's Hill Church of the Holy Trinity

(Formerly listed as Church of All Saint, Boxted)

23.3.61.

I A small but interesting church built of flint and stone, mainly of the C15. The west tower has stone rusticated quoins and a castellated parapet. The chancel has interesting Jacobean hammer beam roof trusses and there is a fine octagonal pulpit with tester and a parclose screen with balusters, arches and achievements, of the same period. The communion rail is three sides with twisted balusters.

The church contains many fine monuments including painted wood effigies on a table tomb and memorials to members of the Poley family of Boxted Hall, in the C18 north east chapel. These include an alabaster monument erected in 1725 to Sir John Poley d 1638 and Dame Abigal, it has full size standing figures in niched arches and pediments. At the west end of the nave there are two C16 pews. Graded for its architectural and historical value.

Listing NGR: TL8248450465