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
- tangled-banister-spindle
- 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 dating back to the medieval period, with significant restoration work undertaken in 1868 and the chancel rebuilt around 1880. It comprises a nave, north and south aisles, a chancel, a west tower, and a south porch. The construction is primarily flint rubble, with some red brick in the clerestory. Stone dressings are present throughout. The nave and north aisle roofs are leaded, the south aisle roof is covered in concrete tiles, and the chancel roof is slated.
The 14th-century tower is square, featuring belfry openings with two lights and a crenellated parapet. The aisles also date to the 14th century, with windows exhibiting a mix of Decorated and Perpendicular tracery styles. A 15th-century porch is built of knapped flint and has flushwork panels on the front of the parapet. The entrance arch and surrounding niches were renewed in the 19th century. The porch retains its original roof with moulded components and carved bosses. A 15th-century south nave doorway is also present. The late 15th-century nave features a four-bay clerestory with three-light windows. The chancel is in a Decorated style, with a three-light east window with reticulated tracery.
Inside, the church has four-bay aisle arcades; the north arcade is the older of the two. The chancel arch is formed by a pair of heavy, moulded wooden braced arches. The nave roof is original to the late 15th century, with arched-braced cambered tie beams, moulded main members, and an enriched wallplate featuring fleurons and brattishing in the easternmost bay. The wall posts rest on 19th-century carved wooden corbels, retaining traces of original colouring. The chancel and aisle roofs are 19th-century replacements. A 14th-century octagonal font has a bowl carved with quatrefoils, supported by eight engaged columns. The nave and aisles feature an extensive set of poppyhead benches installed in 1868. Late 19th-century chancel stalls and late 17th-century altar rails with twisted balusters are also present. A late 17th-century monument on the north chancel wall commemorates members of the Freston family, with a sagging inscription tablet framed by pilasters and an open segmental pediment. A further 17th-century monument in the north aisle commemorates the Godbold family. In the south chancel is a wall monument to Richard Freston (died 1722). Several 18th-century wall monuments recall members of the Rant family. Late 17th-century ledger slabs are located in the chancel. The arms of George III are displayed above the tower arch.
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