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All Saints

All Saints

Hougham

Lincolnshire

C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C18, restored 1845 and in 1895-6 by Temple Moore.

Architectural Features

C14 ashlar west tower base with plinth, upper parts of which are C18.

Only the ground floor window in the west side of the tower appears entirely C14.

North wall of nave is in coursed limestone rubble with four paired clerestorey lights having cusped trefoil heads under pointed arches with chamfered hood moulds and human headed label stops, gargoyles and a moulded blank parapet above.

The north aisle of coursed rubble has a C19 3 light window in the west wall and 2 large 3 light C15 windows with cusped heads

segmental arches in the north wall with 2 large 3 light early C16 windows at its east end, which is built in ashlsr, and which are distinguishable by the flatly rounded heads of the lower lights.

The C13 north door has a deep heavily moulded head with human mask label stops.

The blank parapet and projecting gargoyles appear to be early C16, since the gargoyle are rather larger

more naturalistic than the C15 examples.

South wall of nave has 2 light C14 clerestorey windows beneath a blind parapet with small quatrefoils on the underside of the springing course.

There is a further single C14 light west of the porch.

C15 blind parapet and projecting gargoyles over.

South porch is C15 with outer four centred arch with a sundial above.

Inside, the south nave arcade is C12 with double stepped arches with moulded cushion capitals and chamfered hood moulds.

This masonry appears to be C11, since it contains the western reveal of a three stepped window which is cut by a C12 arch of the arcade.

The nave walls are notably tall and narrow, and they may be C11 too.

Serving as a lintel above the south door.

Over the south door is a section of repositioned Anglo- Saxon cross shaft, probably C10, with flaccid interlace and knotwork in a plain panel (c/f Creeton, Lincs.) A C19 pierced stone screen in the Gothic style divides off the Thorold mortuary chapel at the east end of the north aisle.

Serving as a lintel above the south door.

© Julian P Guffogg

The chancel arch is C14 and matches the north arcade except that it has castellated capitals and human mask label stops.

First floor entry to C14 rood loft to south of chancel arch, and ground floor doorway with flat lintel in the north wall of the south aisle with blocked ogee headed door over.

Also in the south aisle is a slightly ogee headed piscina and 4 C14 castellated statue brackets at the east end.

Chancel has a C16 arch in its north wall opening into the north aisle

the head comes to an awkward point, and the jambs are severely moulded with one concave order, probably early C16.

Corbels and principal timbers of the south aisle roof are probably C16 also

Circular with intersecting arcading. A date is said to read 1662.

Fittings: C18 chancel roof and panelled screen at base of tower, otherwise all is C19 including the Norman Revival font.

Circular with intersecting arcading. A date is said to read 1662.

© Julian P Guffogg

Monuments: early C13 knight in north aisle, recumbent, chain mail only with surcoat, sword and shield, head on cushion, feet resting on a lion

Memorial to Robert Meres d.1652, aged 56. He was Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral.

Small rectangular inscribed brass panel on south chancel wall beneath window to Robert Meres, d. 1652, Professor of Theology, Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral, with coats of arms.

Memorial to Robert Meres d.1652, aged 56. He was Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral.

© Julian P Guffogg

Horizontal marble block with crowned cross and sacred monogram in the north aisle to Arthur Thorold, d. 1854, by A. Boucneau, resting on a C15 monumental brass matrix of a knight and lady with shields beneath.