All Saints
Turkdean
Gloucestershire
C12, C15, restored 1839 (south wall of the aisle partially rebuilt, parts of the nave arcade renewed, new east window inserted) and 1897 (general repairs and new roofs on the nave and chancel).
Architectural Features
C15 gabled north porch with diagonal buttresses.
Turkdean church is dedicated to All Saints and dates from the Norman period with later 14th and 15th century additions.
Double, studded doors to nave within stone Tudor-arched surround with spandrels enriched with quatrefoils with blank heraldic shields at centre.
Single two-light windows, possibly C15 with rectangular surrounds and tracery at top.
Remains of C12 nave set back far right with pilaster buttress, later buttress with offsets and moulded plinth.
All Saints church in Turkdean dates from the 12th century and is Grade I listed; see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1089820?section=official-list-entry
C12 corbel table with some sculptured animal heads.
Upper part of right side of C12 round-headed arched entrance of two orders with chevron and billet ornament, capital with cushion mouldings, and impost with foliate decoration, small portion of engaged shaft below.
Reused sculptured stone, possibly Saxo-Norman, with interlace and foliate decoration upper right.
Norman arch and tympanum on the south wall of Turkdean church.
Three reused carved stone blocks, 2 with diaper decoration, one with carved cross (possibly sanctus cross).
Short length of former south wall of nave with single pilaster buttress and C12 corbel table as on north.
C15 tower inserted within west end of nave.
Upper half of C12 priest's door (now blocked) in north wall, with semi-circular arch of two orders and diapered tympanum with pellet decoration, engaged columns with cushion capitals and diapered imposts.
Three-bay late C14 nave arcade with pointed arches springing from octagonal piers.
Two similar but blocked archways in north and south walls under tower (within former west end of C12 nave).
Wide round-headed C12 chancel arch with imposts.
C19 lean- to roof to north aisle supported by defaced C15 stone corbels.
C19 stone pulpit.
Monuments
C19 marble monument on nave south wall.
C19 stained glass in all windows of chancel.
Detail of stained glass window in Turkdean church.
Fine stained glass window in south aisle dedicated to Dame Julia Bolton, died 1924, by Henry A. Payne.
Wall paintings
royal coat of arms over chancel arch, full length figure holding staff against background painted with stars within rectangular margin with crimson foliate border over part of nave arcade.