Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1138081
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1138081
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sutton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 21906 47532
Details
SUTTON TL 2147 13/62 Church of All Saints 31.10.66 GV I Parish church. C13 origins, C14 and C15, with some C16 and C17 reworkings. Coursed rubble, mainly cobblestones and ironstone. Ashlar dressings, and ashlar repairs to tower. Chancel, nave, N and S aisles, S porch, W tower. Chancel: C13 origins, remodelled C14. C14 3-light pointed-arched E window, only central light trefoiled. N elevation has pointed-arched 2-light window. E of this is wide pointed-arched recess containing small blocked doorway, formerly leading to N vestry. S wall has 2 2-light segmental-headed windows, C19 reworkings, flanking small C15 4-centred arched doorway and pointed head of blocked doorway. Pointed chancel arch. Nave: C13 origins. 4-bay pointed- arched arcades to both sides, N arcade C14, S arcade C13. C15 clerestory has 5 windows per side, E ones of 3 lights, others of 2 lights. N aisle: C14, E bay forming N chapel. 3-light pointed-arched E window, reworked C15. N elevation has 2 C16 4-centred arched 3-light windows, E one blocked. Pointed- arched N doorway. C15 3-light pointed-arched W window. S aisle: C13 E window, 2-light W window, one 3-light and one 2-light S window, all square- headed with mullions and tracery replaced C19. Nave and aisles have C15 embattled parapets. S porch: C15. Pointed archway with traceried spandrels. 2-light square-headed window to each side. Plain parapet. Tower: C15 repaired C17. 4 stages, with diagonal buttresses and embattled parapet. Ground stage has 2-light square-headed window to W. Bell-stage has pointed- arched 2-light window to each side. Interior: chancel has 4-centred arched plastered ceiling, dated 1764 above chancel arch. N aisle retains C15 roof with moulded timbers and bosses, 2 of supporting stone corbels with decorative carvings. Other roofs C19. Rood screen C15 with C19 cornice. Variety of pewing, C16 and C17. Pulpit dated 1628, with sounding board of c.1730 imported 1841 from Everton Church (pers. comm. C Pickford, Beds Record Office). C14 cylindrical font on quatrefoil stem to N aisle. C14 ornamental piscina and sedilia to chancel. N chapel has monument to John Burgoyne, 1604, a recumbant effigy, flanked by columns supporting pediment with heraldic shields, with strapwork ornamentation. Marble wall monument to Sir John Burgoyne, 1709, by E. Stanton, in form of reredos with 2 mourning cherubs. Marble wall monument to Sir Roger Burgoyne, 1677, with urn and putti upon a strigillated sarcophagus, below which is tablet flanked by drop garlands. S aisle has wall monument to John Symcotte d.1649 and Elizabeth his wife, d.1646. Working barrel organ to first floor of tower.
Listing NGR: TL2190647532
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38436
- 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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