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All Saints

All Saints

Down Ampney

Gloucestershire

Consecrated 1265, spire of C14, C15 south porch, C19 clerestory, aisles and transepts, chancel and north transept restored 1863.

Architectural Features

Tower of 3 stages with flat angle buttresses to west, string courses, embattled parapet, and octagonal spire with moulded divisions and carved section just above halfway up, weathercock.

South porch has coped diagonal buttresses with cusped niches above, large square hoodmould over 3-centred arched entrance with carved spandrels and small crocketed ogee niche inside on west wall.

Pillar in the north arcade of All Saints Church. The pillars have cylindrical piers, stiff leaf capitals, and soffits painted with restored 13th century red cinquefoil flowers. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-129855-church-of-all-saints-down-ampney-glouces

Four-bay Transitional north arcade with cylindrical piers, stiff leaf capitals and soffits painted with restored C13 red cinquefoil flowers.

Pillar in the north arcade of All Saints Church. The pillars have cylindrical piers, stiff leaf capitals, and soffits painted with restored 13th century red cinquefoil flowers. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-129855-church-of-all-saints-down-ampney-glouces

© Vieve Forward

Very fine late C19 wooden fittings including pulpit, reredos, rood screen and south transept screen, all designed by Charles Ponting, carried out 1898 onwards.

Recumbent effigies in south transept under large cusped ogee arch with ballflower and crocketed decoration, of Sir Nicholas and Lady Margaret de Valers In north transept, monument to Sir John and Sir Anthony Hungerford, erected 1637, with kneeling marble effigies under canopy in Renaissance style with broken pediment, putti and heraldry.