All Saints

Tower and porch C15, rest of the church largely rebuilt in C16, incorporating material from Milton Abbey.

Tower, ashlar stone, of 3 stages, with battlemented parapet, angle pinnacles and gargoyles.

Above this a large C15 mullioned and transomed window.

Some carved corbels built into south aisle wall.

East of porch, 2 C16 3-light square-headed windows with 4-centred lights.

Date stones over these, 1569.

Over this a stone sundial dated 1690.

East window of south chapel, late C15, traceried.

East window of north chapel C16, traceried.

North wall of north aisle, reputedly from Milton Abbey, C15, re-set, of 6 bays with stepped buttresses capped by gargoyles.

Internally, porch has stone fan vault, with traceried panels and carved bosses.

Windows of north aisle wall have rere-arches with circular shafts and carved caps.

Shallow pitched roofs to aisles, C16, with moulded beams and rafters.

C15 tower arch with panelled soffit and jambs.

Square C12 font with panelled sides on C19 base.

ST7802 : Hilton, All Saints Church: c12th Purbeck marble font with four shallow blank arches each side (detail)

© Michael Garlick

In tower 2 C15 painted wood panels of 4 Apostles, from Milton Abbey.

ST7802 : Hilton, All Saints Church: Part of one set of six Apostles on c1500 painted panel

© Michael Garlick

C19 Royal Arms - Victoria, on south aisle wall.

Re-set carved stone panels in west wall of north aisle.

Carved coat of arms, C17, in east wall of north chapel.

Pulpit, of oak, made up of re-used C17 panelling.

ST7802 : Hilton, All Saints Church: Pulpit, late c16th panels assembled into a mid c17th piece (detail)

© Michael Garlick

RCHM Monument 1. (Dorset. Vol.III)