Church Of All Saints is a Grade I listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1968. A Medieval Church.

Church Of All Saints

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Country
England
Date first listed
18 January 1968
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of All Saints is a church dating from the 12th century, with significant additions and alterations made in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is constructed of regular coursed lias granite and rubble, with some areas rendered, and has ashlar dressings along with lead, tile, and slate roofing. The church comprises an aisled nave, a chancel, and a west tower.

The chancel has a south elevation featuring two 2-light Decorated windows with shallow arch heads. A blocked south door opening, likely from the 12th century, retains a semi-circular arch head. The north side of the chancel has a similar 2-light window and a single lancet window alongside an east window of three lights under a shallow arch. The south aisle has three windows: two 2-light windows and a single square-headed window with a wooden frame. A lean-to roof with a brick and ashlar parapet covers this section. The east window of the south aisle is a 6-light window with a square head and wooden mullions and transoms. A mid-19th century brick porch with a plank inner door, which has a 14th century moulded stone surround with cinquefoil and quatrefoil decoration in the spandrels, is positioned on the south side. A single-light west window with an arch head is also present. The north aisle has three windows: two double lancets and a 3-light square-headed window. A north door is located to the right of the centre. The label stops above some of these windows are carved with crude facial images. The east and west windows of the north aisle are 4-light windows with square heads and wooden mullions and transoms. The nave clerestory has a 3-window range to the south and a 2-window range to the north, featuring single-light square-headed windows. The steeply pitched roof of the nave has a castellated parapet. The two-stage west tower has a 2-light west window and two 2-light bell-chamber openings, topped with a castellated parapet.

Inside, a double-chamfered chancel arch leads to the nave. The three-and-a-half bay arcade has a 13th century circular pier on the west side, while the remainder is 14th century, featuring double-chamfered arches and continuous chamfered piers on the south side and double-chamfered arches and octagonal piers on the north side. A double-chamfered tower arch is also present. The 14th century nave roof has tie beams with carved bosses. Aisle roofs also contain medieval timbers. An 18th century panelled pulpit with a tester, a base of a Perpendicular screen, an 18th century communion rail with turned balusters, a fragment of medieval stained glass in the east window, panelled pews, and a hatchment above the tower arch are notable interior features.

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