Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1030537
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1030537
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Saxtead
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 26244 65739
Details
TM 26 NE SAXTEAD CHURCH ROAD
1/167 Church of 7.12.66 All Saints
- I
Parish church. Medieval, restored 1922. Nave, chancel, south porch; the west tower collapsed in 1805. Random flint and stone rubble, mostly plastered;stone dressings; leaded roofto nave, plaintiles to chancel. C15 nave: to the south 2 identical 2- light square headed windows; to the north one 3-light window, one later 2-light wooden window with square leaded glass and a moulded doorway, probably C13. Good C15 south porch: panel led flushwork to the facade and plinth, entrance arch with hoodmould and carved spandrels and an empty canopied niche over; original side windows. Nave doorway enriched with fleurons and with original door. Early C14 2-bay chancel: to the south 2 good original 2-light windows and a C16 Priest's doorway in brick; to the north one lancet window; fine original 3-light east window with flowing tracery. C15 hammerbeam roof to nave with carved wallplate and cornice; pierced tracery above the hammerbeams and above the collars. C15 octagonal font with C17 cover. Set of 16 C15 poppyhead bench ends in nave, all but 2 of the benches being modern. C17 turned altar rails; C14 angle piscina in south sanctuary. To either side of the east window are C18 framed copies of the Commandments. 3 painted Consecration crosses were uncovered in the north and south chancel and south nave in the early 1960's. The wooden reredos incorporates carved woodwork from the rood screen and pulpit (reredos stored in west nave at the time of survey). Graded I for surviving medieval work.
Listing NGR: TM2624465739
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285939
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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