Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints.
Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints., High East Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1110582
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints.
- Statutory Address:
- Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints., High East Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1110582
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints.
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints., High East Street
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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. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints., High East Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dorchester
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 69344 90733
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
SY 6990
7/2
HIGH EAST STREET (South Side)
Church of All Saints.
Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints.
8.5.50.
II*
1843-5. Architect: Benjamin Ferrey, assisted by A D H Acland-Troyte, who also helped (physically) to build it. Hammer dressed limestone with ashlar Ham stone dressings. Pitched stone slate roofs, with coped gables on kneelers. Four bay nave, two aisles, vestry, chancel and north west tower. Moulded plinth, string below windows, carved ornament in eaves cornice. Buttresses. Windows with reticulated tracery. Tower has deeply moulded and traceried bell openings. Octagonal broach spire with three storeys of traceried lucarnes, each with its gablet over. Deeply moulded and elaborately carved door in base of tower, with crocketed gable and circle with inscribed trilobe in tympanum: the carving was personally excuted by Acland-Troyte.
Interior has hammer-beam roof with elegant wind braces. Fine monument to Matthew Chubb (1617) in porch.
Ornamental iron railings and gates at west end, and lamp bracket at south east corner lighting ashlar steps into church yard.
All Saint's Church and Nos 21 to 26 (consec) form a group with No 1 Cornhill.
Listing NGR: SY6934490733
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 104320
- 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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