Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1153987
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1153987
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Somerford Keynes
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 01654 95524
Details
SOMERFORD KEYNES SOMERFORD KEYNES VILLAGE SU 09 NW 8/197 Church of All Saints 26.11.58 GV II* Anglican parish church. Saxon foundation c685, largely rebuilt early C13, tower of c1710-13, restored 1875 by Waller including building of north aisle. Coursed and tooled stone with some snecking and flush quoins, sprocketed stone slate roof with coped verges and saddlestones with cross finials. West tower, nave with south porch, chancel, with north aisle. Tower of 3 stages with offsets, embattled parapet and corner pinnacles, and stepped buttresses up to 2nd stage. Twin round-arched louvred belfry lights on top stage to all sides, similar window on second stage to west with large 3-light Perpendicular window below and small segmental headed doorway. Saxon doorway in aisleless section of north wall of nave, very narrow with stilted arch carried on stepped corbels. Two-light windows to nave and chancel, some restored, with priest's door between the 2 chancel windows on south side, and C19 three-light lancet to east. Interior: nave roof of 5 bays with braced collar beams with struts to principal rafters, and 2 tiers of arched wind bracing. Arcade on north side is Early English, 2 bays to nave, one to chancel. North aisle contains large black and white marble monument with reclining effigy to Robert Straung (Strange), died 1654. Chancel has sedilia and C13 piscina, C15 screen. (David Verey, Buildings of England - Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979; Geoffrey Gibbon, Through the Saxon Door - the story of Somerford Keynes, 1969).
Listing NGR: SU0165495524
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 129496
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970)
Gibbon, G, Through the Saxon Door The Story of Somerford Keynes, (1969)
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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