Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a medieval church situated in Icklingham. It dates primarily to the 14th century, with a core dating back to the 11th or 12th century. The church is constructed of flint rubble with freestone dressings and has parapet gables. The roofs are thatched, with the tower roof being flat behind the parapets.

The nave has a central area of flint walling with two blocked lancet windows. The south aisle was added in the mid-14th century, featuring a four-bay nave arcade with octagonal piers and moulded capitals. External and internal cornices are present, the external featuring ball-flower ornament while the internal displays a frieze of various motifs. A large five-light net-traceried east window is flanked by two richly carved, canopied image niches showing traces of colour. Two good three-light windows are located in the south wall, with further similar windows of one and two lights in the nave and chancel side walls. A moulded south doorway, flanked by restored plank doors, is complemented by a simpler doorway in the north chancel wall, while a late 14th or 15th century doorway is located in the north nave. Trefoil-headed piscinae are found in the south walls of both the chancel and aisle. The chancel also contains a double aumbry. The east chancel window is a restored late 14th-century design with three lights.

The tower, located to the west of the aisle, features a tall belfry stage with large Y-traceried windows and projecting gargoyles arising from a frieze of quatrefoils. A cusped circular ringing chamber window is present, along with a simple blocked west doorway and a lancet window above. The chancel contains a large number of 14th-century mosaic tiles with line-impressed decoration.

A porch was added in the 15th century, featuring a pilastered doorway and two-light side windows. A 15th-century staircase and doorway lead to the former roodloft, with the screen remaining complete up to the middle rail, featuring tracery applied to solid panels. The early 14th-century font has a limestone, octagonal bowl with different tracery on each face, supported by columns which are likely of a later date. The 17th-century pulpit has balusters and a handrail. The church also holds some good 14th-century stained glass, with notable figures and tabernacle work in the south aisle.

The nave and aisle roofs are of scissor-braced coupled-rafter construction and represent a good 19th-century replica. C17 altar rails with splat balusters remain. A number of pews are present, including a set of two pilastered pews dating to the 15th century, and several smaller sets from the 15th to 17th centuries, one with poppy-heads.