Parish Church of All Saints
PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1321582
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1964
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1321582
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1964
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
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:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bedford (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wilshamstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 06267 43486
Details
TL 04SE WILSTEAD CHURCH ROAD 10/133 Parish Church of All Saints 13.7.64 GV II*
Parish church. C14, C15, 1852 and 1873, latter work by Sir Arthur Blomfield. Coursed ironstone rubble with oolite and chalk ashlaring to dressings. Chancel, N vestry, nave, N aisle, S aisle, S porch, W tower. Chancel, of 1873, has 3-light E window, and 2 2-light S windows, all with pointed arches. Stone coping to gable. Vestry, of same date or later, has 2-light pointed arched window. Nave has C15 N arcade of 3 bays, with pointed arches. C14 4- bay S arcade, with pointed arches, coarsely carved heads to respondsand partly rebuilt W arch. 4 clerestory windows to each side, each of 2 trefoiled lights under 4-centred head. N aisle, originally C15, but apparently rebuilt more recently. 2 2-light windows and one 3-light window, all cinquefoiled, with 4- centred heads. C19 N door gives onto C20 parish room. C14 S aisle has C19 2- light window to E wall. 3 C15 windows to S wall, E one of 3-lights under depressed arch, others of 2-lights, the E one of the 2 with C19 tracery. S doorway retains its pointed arch of c.1340. Nave and aisles have embattled parapets. C19 gabled porch. W tower of 1852 has 4-light window, one 2- light window to each side of top stage, and plain parapet. Interior : nave and S aisle retain C15 roofs, S aisle one with carved bosses, nave one with figures of apostles to corbels, angels to intermediates, and carved bosses. N aisle retains c.1430 half-figure brass of William Carbrok, priest. Nave has wall tablet to William Tompson, 1596, with small kneeling figure of Tompson within pediment.
Listing NGR: TL0626743486
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 36770
- 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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