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All Saints

All Saints

Buckworth

Cambridgeshire

All Saints) Parish Church noted for its very fine early C14 tower and broach spire.

Architectural Features

Earliest remains are in C12 eastern angles of the nave with a slender attached shaft with incised spiral fluting at north east quoin and volute-capital.

South arcade and south aisle late C13

the tower and spire c.1300

north aisle and arcade c.1310.

South aisle and north wall of north aisle rebuilt c.1490 and clerestorey and porch added.

the heads of the flanking arches are cusped with carved heads at the cuspings.

steeply pitched plain tile roof.

The modern nave roof is dated 1862 on a carved boss.

Four large carved bosses are possibly from the C15 roof and include a green man, the modern bosses are carved with arms and crests of the Duncombe Shafto family, the See of Ely etc. The tower arch of four orders has a two-centred arch.

A small carved stone of a figure holding a book, found in the foundations of the chancel in 1907, has been set in south wall of chancel.

The south door, possibly late C13 or early C14 was rehung in late C15 to open outwards, composed of five v-edged boards with rear frame of horizontal rails.

Wall monument with skull and cross-bows to William Stevenson 1711.