Building record 2929/1/1 - Church of All Saints, Cottesbrooke

Church built in the late 13th century with 18th century alterations. The building originally had a cruciform plan with a west tower. Built of coursed limestone and lias rubble with ashlar dressings and lead roofs.

{1} Church. Late C13 with C18 alterations. Originally cruciform plan with west tower. Coursed limestone and lias rubble with ashlar dressings and lead roof. Chancel C13. East window of 2 lancets with moulded surrounds. South elevation of 2-window range of C18 2-light windows with Y-tracery. North elevation similar with tall lancet, part blocked. Shallow pitched roof with finial and moulded stone cornice. South transept C13 with 3 C18, two-light windows with Y-tracery. Gabled roof with ashlar parapet, with decorated string course and gargoyles. Nave C13: South elevation, of 2-window range with porch between 3- and 4-light C18 traceried windows. Gabled porch with 6-panelled double doors. North elevation similar with arcade to demolished north transept partially blocked and formed into a window with Y-tracery. Shallow pitched roof with castellated ashlar parapet. West tower late C13 of 3 stages with angle buttresses at corners. Narrow lancet in second stage. Pair of 2-light bell chamber windows in third stage with Y-tracery and moulded surrounds repeated on each face. Moulded corners to third stage. Castellated ashlar parapet with moulded pinnacles. Interior: Chancel: All windows have C13 shafts with capitals and moulded surrounds. Fine C15 shallow pitch king post roof. Chamfered chancel arch with truncated shafts and ogee headed squint to right. Nave: Windows are similar to the chancel. Flat plaster ceiling with C18 painted cornice restored in 1960. Double chamfered tower arch. Plain chamfered arch to south transept with rood loft opening to loft. Perpendicular roof to south transept. C19 Stained glass to east windows, south east chancel window and north and south chancel lancets. The pulpit is C18 three decker with fielded panelling and single wooden shaft supporting tester with inlay decoration to underside and quarter turn stair with turned balusters. Family pew opposite with similar stair has fire- place with marble surround. C19 box pews in nave. The C18 wooden font cover in a hexagonal bowl on a pedistal. The communion rail, altar table and reredos screen are by Lord Mottistone 1956-60. Monuments: South transept, east wall, John Rede died 1604. Alabaster and marble recumbent effigy on half rolled mat with flat arch over and flanking columns with big cartouche under. Ten kneeling children at base. Spiked railings around. Centre of south transept, Sir John Langham and wife 1676 by Thomas Cartwright senior is of white and grey marble. Recumbent effigies on tomb chest with cartouches. Spiked railings around. South wall of chancel Mrs. Mary Langham died 1773 white marble tablet with urn by Moore. South wall of nave, Sir John Langham white tablet with female figure and 3 urns. North wall of nave Lady Langham died 1807 marble tabled with standing figure by Bacon Junior. Mariane Langham died 1809 and Lady Langham died 1810 also by Bacon, marble with draped urn and broken column respectively. South west corner of nave Sir William Langham died 1812 by Bacon, free standing marble urn, surmounted by foliage. The Church was restored by Lord Mottistone in 1959-60.

{9} On the temporarily exposed lower outer face of the church walls changes in offsets and other constructional details were recorded. Evidence of stone reuse in the church building was found. An undated stone built drain ran along the north side of the church. Parts of two mortar and brick vaults were temporarily exposed: the larger was six brick courses deep with a vaulted brick roof and the smaller, presumably a child's, was four brick courses deep and was covered with large rough-tooled limestone slabs. The larger vault contained a lead casket and traces of a nail decorated wooden coffin. Though undated the vaults are of a nature which suggests a post-medieval date.

{10} Undated photo;

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