All Saints

A substantial early C14 church with late C15 alterations.

Tower: C14, but the upper level partly rebuilt 1884 with 3-light west window and 2-light belfry openings.

The west doorway is also C14.

The late C15 work includes raising or rebuilding of aisle walls for large 3-light windows and of nave walls for new clerestory.

Complete reroofing was carried out: the chancel roof is in 7 cants with boarding and moulded ribs, incorporating a large selection of angels, human faces, animals and foliage.

The nave roof is in 4 bays with arch-braced tie- beams, arch-braced principals (both having traceried spandrels) and carved pendant bosses.

The aisle roofs have principals on carved corbels of clunch.

The C15 porch has a pilastered doorway, 2-light side windows, stone seats and a gargoyle.

The vestry was added C15

Octagonal C14 font of limestone with simple tracery in panels on the bowl and stem.

TL7164 : Gazeley, All Saints Church: c14th octagonal font (detail) 2

© Michael Garlick

The screen is mainly late C16 with tracery at the heads, complete up to the rood-beam, but much restored and incorporating earlier work at low level.

Octagonal pulpit, c.1500, with sunk traceried panels between buttresses

Some good C15 pews: 2 sets of 4 at rear of nave, having buttresses, traceried ends and backs.

In the south aisle is a fine mid C16 Purbeck marble alter tomb with buttresses, cresting, traceried front, and indents for brasses now gone.

In the chancel is a wall monument to Edmund Heigham and his wife, d. 1604

Also in the chancel 11 floor slabs, mostly of marble, one possibly C15 having had extensive brasses, the others mainly C17 and C18.

In the nave and aisles are 11 floor slabs, mainly C16-C18.

Some good C15/C16 figures and canopy-work in stained glass in the aisle and clerestory windows.