Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BETTS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1111135
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BETTS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1111135
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BETTS LANE
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, BETTS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Epping Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nazeing
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 41379 06974
Details
TL 40 NW NAZEING BETTS LANE, 3/53 Church of All Saints 20.2.67 I
Parish church. Late C12, mid C15 and partly restored C19. Flint rubble with dressings of clunch and red brick west tower. Red plain tile roofs. Late C12 nave has mid C15 north arcade of four bays with 2 centred arches of 2 moulded orders. The piers each have 4 attached shafts with moulded capitals and bases. Responds with attached half columns. Some chevron ornament of C12. C15 upper door to rood loft with 3 centred head. South wall has C14 window of two tre- foiled ogee lights with a quatrefoil in 2 centred head. Also a C15 window of 3 cinquefoiled lights in a square head, with moulded label and two Cl9 windows, one of which has splays and semi-circular arch of C12. C13 south doorway with 2 centred arch of 2 chamfered orders. C15 north aisle has C15 doorway to rood loft stair with 3 centred head. Two C15 windows in north wall, one part restored with a square head, the other with 2 cinquefoiled lights. C15 north doorway with moulded jambs and 2 centred arch. C15 chancel has C19 east window with C15 splays. C15 window in north wall of 2 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a 2 centred head. 2 similar windows in south wall. Late C15 south doorway with C19 head. C19 chancel arch. Mid C15 south porch, timber framed with roll moulded cambered beam roof. Original mid C15 door. C19 north vestry. C15 nave roof of 8 bays, arched to collars with roll moulded principals and 4 couples of 7 cants each bay. Simple C15 crownpost roof to north aisle, on sloped tie beams. C15 cross quadrate crownpost roof to chancel. Mid C15 red brick west tower is one of the earliest in the County. Diapering in flared headers. 3 stages with embattled parapet and south-east stair turret. 2 centred tower arch of 3 chamfered orders. West window of 3 cinquefoiled lights in 4 centred head. Second stage has single lights with four centred heads. Bell chamber has 4 windows with 2 four centred lights, in square heads with moulded labels. C13 coffin lids in south porch. C15 door to rood staircase. Octagonal C15 font with quatrefoiled panels enclosing blank shields. Earlier circular stem. C15 piscina with chamfered jambs and segmental pointed head. Early C16 carved bench end. (RCHM 1).
Listing NGR: TL4137906974
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 118744
- 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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