Church Of All Saints' is a Grade I listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1955. A Medieval Church.
Church Of All Saints'
- WRENN ID
- errant-cupola-river
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1955
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of All Saints is a parish church with medieval origins. The east bay of the nave and the entire chancel were rebuilt in 1827. The church consists of a nave, chancel, west tower, and a south porch. The nave and porch are constructed of flint rubble with stone dressings, while the tower is predominantly faced with dressed stone. The 1827 additions are faced with white brick, except for the north side which uses random rubble. The roofs are slate-covered.
The tower is a particularly fine example of late 15th-century architecture, standing in four stages with polygonal clasping buttresses. It features flushwork panelling to the buttresses, the belfry stage, and the west face. The west doorway is richly carved with spandrels, surmounted by a quatrefoil frieze and a four-light window flanked by canopied niches. There are four-light belfry openings. The tower is topped with a crenellated parapet featuring stone panelling, tall pinnacles, and crocketted spirelets.
The nave, dating from the early 14th century, has five bays, with most of the windows being later replacements in Perpendicular style, except for one on the north side. The easternmost bay features 19th-century three-light windows with intersecting Y-tracery. The 15th-century porch was repaired in the 18th century using red brick with a facade of knapped flint, flanked by buttresses containing canopied statue niches. The entrance arch is decorated with shields, and there are carved shields in the spandrels. A vaulted roof remains. The porch was originally intended to have an upper story and is said to have been left unfinished. The chancel is a smaller addition with a three-light east window.
Inside, the nave is spanned by a scissor-braced trussed rafter roof. Arched braces spring from posts supported by short hammerbeams, with carved heads at their ends. A coved cornice runs along the nave. A niche for a banner stave locker is located in the southwest angle of the nave. A fine octagonal font, dating from around 1500, is carved with depictions of the Seven Sacraments and the Baptism of Christ. The font has a two-stepped base with traceried risers, and the upper step is formed with raised sections creating a Maltese Cross. The nave seating comprises several types: four poppyhead benches with carved ends and backs; thirteen poppyhead benches dating from 1622; 18th-century box pews incorporating reused 15th- and 17th-century poppyhead benches and paneling, much of which is elaborately carved; and tiered boys' seats from the early 19th century, also incorporating 17th-century elements. A dado of reused paneling is located at the east end of the nave. A good 15th-century rood screen features a traceried dado and ogee-arched traceried divisions above. The church also contains an early 17th-century carved pulpit and a contemporary reading desk in a matching style. The arms of Anne are displayed above the north door.
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