Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Church.
Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- narrow-bonework-fen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of All Saints, Church Road, Ringsfield
- OS grid reference
- TM 403 884
- Coordinates
- 52.44097, 1.53447
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of All Saints is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period but was significantly rebuilt by architect William Butterfield between 1883 and 1884. The church features a nave, chancel, west tower, south porch, north vestry, and organ chamber. It is constructed of flint rubble with stone dressings, and most of the building is plastered except for the tower and porch. The roof is thatched and continuous.
The west tower, which is from the 15th century, is square and unbuttressed, showcasing an original two-light west window and two-light Y-traceried belfry openings. A stepped red brick parapet from the 17th century includes two tiers of flushwork panels and pierced obelisk pinnacles. While part of the nave is from the 15th century, the east end and chancel were entirely rebuilt in 1883-84. There are various small windows, mostly dating from the late 19th century. The crow-stepped brick porch is likely from the late 16th century but has been extensively restored.
On the south wall of the chancel, there is a notable brick aedicule, originally stuccoed, featuring pilasters and a pediment. Inside, it contains a semi-circular headed niche with a pedimented inscription dedicated to Nicholas Garneys (1628) and his wife Anne, along with a brass below. The arch's head displays a mermaid, which is the Garneys family crest. Attached to the north wall of the chancel, at the angle with the organ chamber, is a monument to Caroline Murat, the granddaughter of Napoleon's sister, erected in 1902.
Inside the church, there is a 15th-century carved octagonal font with bowl panels depicting flowers, lions, and angels bearing shields, with some traces of original coloring. The early 17th-century carved pulpit features a backboard (which has been altered) and a tester supported by carved brackets, with a late 19th-century stone base. An early 17th-century screen has a panelled dado and turned balusters topped with obelisks. The church also contains a set of 28 nave benches, likely from the 17th century, featuring carved straight-topped ends. Additionally, there are various panels of 17th-century woodwork with painted inscriptions, attributed to the Rev. Robert Shelford, who died in 1639.
Local climate
Church of All Saints sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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