Church Of All Saints

SU 7852 DOGMERSFIELD

18/1 All Saints Church, Pilcot 24.11.61 - - II

1843, by B. Ferrey. Nave of 4 bays with miniature transepts (in the form of a single bay aisle), chancel of one bay, "western" tower, and south porch; an unaltered 'Early English' building. Steep slate roofing, with lower outshot roofs to transepts and low pyramid to tower. White stone walling in coursed rubble, with ashlar dressings; buttresses with 2 set-offs diagonally placed at nave corners but square-coupled to chancel, plinth. Narrow lancets to transepts and chancel, double lights below tracery in nave and tower, triple light with tracery at 'east' end. Tower is slender, of 3 stages, the 2 lower plain with flat coupled corner buttresses, a high plinth: the top stage has a parapet on brackets and on each face 2 windows (each with coupled lights beneath plate tracery) linked by an impost band: the widening at each stage is marked by 2 bands. Timber framed gabled porch on low stone wall. Within, high pointed arch separates the transepts, underneath a stone screen with a crenellated top, 4 cusped arches on slender columns standing on a low wall: at the east a 4-centred arched doorway. A fine painting (attributed to Van Dyke and in his style) is behind the altar. A white marble font with baluster stem. Wall tablets.Brass of 1590.

Listing NGR: SU7814752639