Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period, with significant restoration completed in 1862 in memory of Sir William F.F. Middleton, Bart. of Shrubland Hall, Barham. The nave is constructed of random flint rubble with freestone dressings, while the chancel is timber-framed, featuring close-studding that is fully exposed with plaster infill. The roofs are made of concrete with plain tiles and include 19th-century gable crosses; a timber-framed bell turret with an octagonal roof from 1862 is located centrally over the chancel.

The chancel, likely from the early 15th century, is a unique example in Suffolk due to its timber-framing and displays very plain workmanship in the local vernacular style. It features a two-centred arched doorway, square-headed windows with traceried heads, arch-braced cambered tie beams, and a canted roof with a boarded soffit. The entire structure was reassembled in 1862, with many components renewed. Other restored features from the early 15th century, or possibly late 14th century, include the north and south nave doorways and the chancel arch.

The nave was remodeled in 1862 in the Decorated Gothic style, incorporating some 13th or 14th-century corbel stones into the west wall, one resembling a lion's head and the other a wolf's. The early 16th-century nave roof consists of six bays with two types of trusses: hammerbeam trusses that omit posts in favor of strongly curved archbraces, and trusses with pendant posts that have attached shafts but no hammerbeams. The main members feature good moulding and brattishing, with mainly 19th-century angels restored.

The early 16th-century timber-framed south porch has been restored in the 19th century and includes flint rubble infill, along with some notable carving on the arch braces. The church also has 18th-century altar rails and a panel displaying the Middleton coat of arms in the chancel, with furnishings from 1862.