Church Of All Saints

SP 84 NE and SP 84 SE LATHBURY CHURCH LANE

5/105 and 8/105 Parish Church of All Saints

17.11.66

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Parish church. C12 nave and south aisle, west tower c1220, chancel rebuilt c1330 north aisle c1340. Clerestory and parapets to aisles and tower C15. Limestone rubble with dressings, ironstone to parapets. Lead roofs. Decorated chancel windows, east end of 4 trefoiled lights and tracery. 2 side windows of 2 trefoiled ogee lights each. Nave has 3 clerestory windows of 2 trefoiled lights under a square head. South aisle east window 2-light fieometric Decorated windows. C1300 south windows of 2 and 3 lights, gabled south porch, probably entirely C19 rebuild. North aisle C14 3-light east window with intersecting tracery, north wall has 2 Y-tracery windows. 3 stage west tower, lancets to ground stage, lancet to west wall of second stage, belfry with 2 lancets enclosed by semi-circular outer order, octagonal central shaft with square capitals. East window 2-light C15. Interior: Chancel has sedilia with trefoiled ogee heads and spandrels with shallow tracery 3 seats, piscina by sedilia double with trefoiled ogee recesses and chamfered mullions, quatrefoil basins. Chancel pavement of black and white marble, C17, with inscription to Andrewes family of Lathbury Park. Chancel arch c1330 of 2 chamfered orders, moulded capitals and semi- octagonal shafts to inner order. Nave south arcade c1190, 2 bays. One chamfered order, circular pier has square capital carved with dragons, moulded abacus, square responds with leaf ornament capitals. In south east corner rood loft stair opening. Nave north arcade c1340 of two bays, 2 chamfered orders octagonal pier, semi-octagonal responds, all with moulded bell capitals. Semi-circular tower arch. Modern nave roof has 8 stone angel corbels, C15. C14 north aisle roof. Wall paintings: C15 nave, east wall: Room, nave north wall: the Virgin weighing souls, nave south wall: 7 sacraments other fragments, including C17 texts. 2 C17 brasses. Fragments of medieval stained glass. Monuments: chancel north wall to Alice Pigott 1604, marble incised figures of woman and child. C13 coffin lid with incised cross. North aisle wall monument to Henry Uthwatt of Great Linford, 1757 and wife. Flanking Doric pilasters, entablature has triglyph frieze and large urn in centre. Base has carved brackets and apron has central cartouche of arms, surrounded by palms. Inscribed 'Palmer fecit'.

RCHM II 158 MON 1

Listing NGR: SP8745344994