All Saints

south doors, C15 south aisle, clerestory and tower.

Chancel shortened and partially rebuilt in 1792-4 reusing C13 materials.

C18-Cl9 south porch incorporating C15 sculpture.

Tall first stage: large C15 pointed 4-light west window with Perpendicular tracery, hoodmould

Moulded string course, gargoyles to corners and centres of each side.

Fine late C13 pointed 2-light geometric-traceried window to east of vestry has rounded- trefoiled lights beneath a large unfoiled circle surrounded by 3 trefoiled circles, filleted tracery and ornate reveal with 4 clustered filleted shafts with foliate capitals (that to left missing).

C13 pointed 3- light intersecting traceried window, partly-restored C13 pointed 2-light geometric-traceried window with pierced quatrefoil above trefoiled lights.

3 reset C15 relief panels above representing the Annunciation, Coronation of the Virgin, and the Assumption, all beneath worn crenellated hoods and all suffering serious erosion.

Fine C12 inner door, probably originally round

reset as pointed in C13, of 2 boldly-chevroned orders on shafted responds with scrolled and stiff-leaf capitals, flanked by large headstops.

C15 inner door with blind Perpendicular-traceried panels and restored ribs.

East side of the central arch bears 3 carved heads above the springing facing the chancel and south chapel.

Section of nave to east of crossing has round-headed opening to southchapel at former rood screen level.

Chancel has C13 piscina with pointed filleted arch and projecting moulded bowl.

North aisle has C12 roll-moulded north doorway (now to vestry) originlly round-arched, reset as pointed, with plain moulded imposts

hoodmould continued as string course containing studded C15-C16 oak door.

Carved head corbel to north aisle north wall.

Monuments.

Beneath segmental-arched recess in chancel south wall, a reset C14 effigy of a Lady, bearing traces of paint, with angels flanking the head and a mutilated griffon at the feet, on a chest with 4 carved shields in quatrefoils bearing arms of Bohun, Slapleton, Dayville and Wigton.

To west of chancel arch, a very fine C16 monument to a member of the Haldenby family, probably Francis Haldenby, d 1596: knight effigy with shield bearing chalices carved in high relief, and head pillowed on helmet with coronet and crest, on partly restored chest with carved arms to west side, and relief panel to north side bearing carved border and 15 family figures, (11 male, 4 female) kneeling on a scroll inscribed in Latin with a series of homilies attributed to each figure.

Above, a wall tablet to Francis Haldenby of 1589 carved in high relief, with a lower panel bearing the date and a long Latin inscription, and an upper panel bearing the Haldenby arms with helm, coronet and crest, copious mantling and inscribed scrolls.

North side of chancel: small inscribed brass plate to Christopher Egmonton of Fockerby, of 1569

damaged C13-C14 tombstone with incised cross and fragmentary Gothic inscription to a lady Berengia.

Graveslab in north transept to Robert Haldenby and wife Agnes, of 1427, with a pair of incised crosses and Gothic border inscription.

South transept: very fine standing wall monument to Mary Ramsden of 1755, by Charles Mitley and Harvey of York, in variety of veined marbles: panelled pedestal bearing inscribed tablet, with life-size figure above in draped costume against reredos background with festoon and cherubs, in Corinthian surround with fluted columns and segmental pediment carrying mantled arms and pair of urns.

Series of black marble slabs within railed enclosure at foot of Ramsden monument: to Rev Henry Breary of 1743

C14 matrix for brass of knight with indents for full figure and pair of shields flanking the head.

C15 octagonal font with tall C19 wooden font cover.

Painted Royal Arms of 1856 in tower.

John le Franceys, Rector of Adlingfleet from 1247-55 (at that time one of the richest livings in the country), rebuilt Adlingfleet church and pulled down the neighbouring church at Whitgift.

The C14 lady effigy (and chest?) was excavated in the C17 from the south side of the church, and is reputed to be Margaret, wife of Thomas de Egmonton, d1370.

Mary Ramsden, widow of William Ramsden of Norton, Yorkshire, bequeathed her estate (including Adlingfleet) to St Catherine's College, Cambridge, and her monument was evidently intended for erection there.

The finest medieval church in the Marshland region of the lower Trent and Ouse valleys, with some notable details and monuments.

R Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, 1951, p 261