Church of All Hallows and chest tomb attached to north aisle

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TL0370
15/21

HARGRAVE
CHURCH STREET (south side)
Church of All Hallows and chest tomb attached to north aisle

(Formerly listed as Church of All Saints and chest tomb attached to north aisle, previously listed as Church of All Saints)

23/05/67

GV
II*
Shown as All Hallows Church on Ordnance Survey map.
Church. Late C12 to mid C13 and C14, tower rebuilt and church restored 1868-70. Regular coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and spire and C19 plain tile and lead roofs. Aisled nave, chancel, north transept, west tower and south porch.

South elevation of south aisle of two window range of two-light Perpendicular windows with four-centred arch heads and hollow surrounds. Blocked square-head low-side window below left window. Chamfered and stepped south doorway, now blocked, has one order of shafts. Steeply gabled roof with C19 ashlar gable parapets and finial. C19. Three-light east window has trefoil above. Flanking, two stage, clasping buttresses. North elevation of chancel of one window range with two-light Perpendicular window, restored C19. C19 lean-to vestry attached to north of chancel has two lancet windows and small doorway. South aisle of four bays; three window range with two-light window with heavy Y-tracery to left. Three-light plain Perpendicular window to centre and C19 three-light square-head window to right. Lean-to roof with ashlar gable parapets. Single lancet to east elevation.

C19 gabled porch with chamfered and moulded outer arch. Upper part of return walls formed of four two-light openings, with wood mullions and trefoil heads. Late C12 inner door has chevron, nail head and half nail head decoration with five orders of shafts. The inner shaft is shorter and recessed. Inscription inside porch to William Baker, died 1865, for 47 years rector of Hargrave.

North aisle of two window range with two-light square-head window to left, restored C19 and three-light Perpendicular window to right. Double chamfered and stepped north doorway between windows has one order of shafts. Lean-to roof with ashlar gable parapet to right. North transept abuts east end of north aisle and has three-light Perpendicular north window with cusping and four-centred arch head. Shallow gabled roof with ashlar parapets. Nave clerestory of four window range of four C19 quatrefoil circles. Chamfered stone cornice and steeply pitched roof with C19 ashlar gable parapets and finial.

West tower of threestages with two-stage angle buttresses to lower stage. Tall west lancet in lower stage. Trefoil to west face of second stage. Two-light bell chamber openings to each face of upper stage have Y-tracery and central octagonal shafts. Corbel table and broach spire with three tiers of lucarnes. Circular stair turret with conical stone roof is attached to south east corner of lower two stages.

Interior: four bay nave arcade of double chamfered arches with two octagonal piers to east and one circular pier to west; octagonal responds. Double chamfered chancel arch with semi-circular responds and tall, double chamfered tower arch with bracketed responds. Double chamfered arch at eastern intersection of north aisle and transept. C19 roof structures. Moulded beams to belfry ceiling. Arch-head recess in north wall of chancel. Squint between transept and chancel has trefoil-head niche below. Shallow recess with segmental head in east wall of transept.

Font with octagonal band and two carved heads is set on re-used rectangular plinth. Perpendicular screen restored and repainted C19. Pews have Perpendicular tracery to ends and fronts, some with linenfoid panelling; some C19 reproductions in aisles.

Stained glass: fragments of medieval glass in north aisle. South-east window and south aisle south-west window, C19 east window. Fragment of incised stone in north transept window sill. Hatchment over north door. Remains of medieval wall painting depicting St. Christopher to north wall of nave. Early wooden almsbox on chamfered column. Stone coffin with lid, attached to exterior of north aisle, is on C19 plinth with inscription and was erected there by Rev. R.S. Baker and J.W. Rawson Ackroyd, 1893.

(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.246).

Listing NGR: TL0365970638

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Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1973), 246

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