Listed Building: Church of All Saints (1343441)

Church. Early C13, C18 and C19. Coursed lias rubble and lias ashlar with slate roof. Aisled nave, chancel and west tower. Chancel of one-window range of 2-light windows. East window, 3 lights with intersecting tracery. Gabled roof. South aisle of 3-window range of 2-light windows with reticulated tracery. Lean-to roof with simple ashlar cornice and gable parapets. Gabled porch between windows one and 2 from left has C14 double chamfered arch with corbels. North aisle similar of 3-window range. Gabled porch between windows one and 2 from right has ashlar gable parapets with finial and 2 corbels, probably reset. Nave clerestory of 3-window range of 2-light square headed windows, gabled roof with simple ashlar cornice, gable parapet and finial. West tower probably C14, originally ashlar. Pairs of 2-light bell chamber openings with transoms to each face of upper stage. Clock immediately below on west face has moulded stone surround. Castellated ashlar parapet. Recessed spire by W. Slater 1859-60 in limestone ashlar has 3 tiers of lucarnes and crockets. Interior: Double chamfered chancel arch. Nave arcade of 4 bays of double chamfered pointed arches. 3 bays of south arcade are early C13 with quatrefoil piers and stiff leaf capitals with faces between leaves. North arcade is C14 with quatrefoil piers and double chamfered arches; the lower section of the piers has been replaced by a large plinth probably in C18. C19 roofs. Stained glass, south chancel 1872 by Lavers, Barraund and Westlake. Bellfry window by Clayton and Bell. Stained glass, also in south aisle. Monuments: Brass west end of north aisle, reset. John Olyver died 1446 and wife. Brass inscription and 2 indents opposite. Oval tablet above to Reverend John Mastic died 1805. East end of north aisle tablet with drapery to Richard Herbert died 1790. C17 table known as Cromwells table; reputedly from the now demolished Shukburgh House as used by the Kings Life Guards before the Battle of Naseby. Large copper ball in north aisle, reputedly holding 60 gallons of ale was brought from Boulogne in 1544 and was taken from stump of spire in 1780. Font, circular late C12, blank arcading with flower decoration. Stone coffin lid in belfry with traces of decoration.(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.309).

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Oct 17 2022 3:09PM