Church Of All Saints

TM 24 SE HEMLEY CHURCH LANE

3/1 CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS 16.3.66

II*

Parish Church. Tower late C15; original nave and chancel C14, were totally rebuilt c.1889 by F. Barnes reusing the old materials. The walls are of rubble and portland cement faced externally with flint, stone and septaria; the south porch is of oak. Nave chancel and porch roofed with plain tiles. The tower is of red brick with diamond diaper pattern of dark headers; also diagonal stepped buttresses to west front and right angled buttresses at rear. On the south side of the tower the bell chamber stair are expressed by a projecting enclosure. The south doorway is C14 with moulded ogee arch. The nave has a king post roof and the chancel a wagon roof. Both are part of the 1889 rebuilding. The font c.C13-C14 has square bowl supported on a central pillar and 4 pillars at the corners on a cushion shaped base. There is a Jacobean communion table. The stained glass window was rescued from the earlier church and rebuilt into the south wall of the chancel. On the north wall of the nave there is the Royal Arms of George III. Grade II* for tower.

Listing NGR: TM2855242352