CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BLAKESLEY LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1371603
Date first listed:: 17-May-1960
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BLAKESLEY LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1371603
Date first listed:: 17-May-1960
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BLAKESLEY LANE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, BLAKESLEY LANE

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District:: West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Adstone
National Grid Reference:: SP 59578 51371

Details

ADSTONE BLAKESLEY LANE SP55SE (North side) 1/25 Church of All Saints 17/05/60

- II

Church. C13 with C14 and C15 work, chancel of 1843 when the church was also restored, re-seated 1869, new roof 1883. Coursed squared ironstone, plain tile roofs except for lead roof to south aisle. Chancel, nave, south aisle, west porch. One-bay chancel has 3-light Perpendicular style east window, with hood mould, diagonal offset buttresses, chamfered plinth and stone-coped gable with kneelers. Nave has 3-light Perpendicular window to north-east, blocked chamfered north door, and 2-light Decorated window to north-west, all with hood moulds. Clerestory to south has three small 2-light windows with straight heads, pointed trefoil heads to lights and cut spandrels. South aisle has 2-light Decorated east window and two 3-light chamfered stone mullion windows to south, all with hood moulds; also quoins, chamfered plinth, stone bench to west and chamfered stone eaves. West porch has chamfered doorway with 4-centred head and hood mould. Chamfered west door within with hood mould. Single chamfered lancet window to west end of nave above porch and bell-cote to west gable; angle buttresses between bays to north, chamfered plinth, moulded stone eaves and stone-coped gables with kneelers. Interior: nave has 3-bay north arcade with circular piers, capitals and chamfered arches, chamfer continuous to east and west ends. Blocked north door has round-headed arch inside. Octagonal stone font dated 1843 on base with carved stem and bowl in archaic style; various arms carved on sides of bowl including Royal Arms in lozenge. Ceramic C19 Lord's Prayer and Creed tablets. Formerly a Chapelry of Canons Ashby, served until Reformation by monks of Canons Ashby Priory. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.75; Kelly's Directory for Northamptonshire, 1928).

Listing NGR: SP5957851371

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Legacy System number:: 235043
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1961)
'Kellys Directory' in Northamptonshire, (1928)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.