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All Saints

All Saints

Walsoken

Cambridgeshire

Nave and chancel late C12, west tower mid C13, aisles remodelled C14, further alterations C15.

Architectural Features

Belfry and spire C14.

doorway of one order of shafts below wave moulded arch of c.1340.

C14 gabled south porch with angle buttresses and stilted arch.

North and south clerestory of 7 3-light C15 panel tracery windows below basket arches.

C13 corbel table beneath eaves reused when aisle constructed.

C15 south chancel chapel in 3 bays.

2 storey eastern chapel added 1536 lit by 2 2-light cusped square-headed windows to ground floor sharing a common hood mould and one 3-light cusped square-headed window to upper floor.

Stepped buttresses flank 5-light C15 Perpendicular east chancel window.

Paired shafts survive from early C13 to right and left, each with stiff-leaf capitals.

7 bay arcade of late C12 with alternating circular and octagonal piers each with square abaci above scalloped capitals.

Eastern responds have waterleaf capitals, now c.1200.

Northern responds cut for insertion of late C15 4-centred rood stair doorway.

Tower arch is fully C13 : pointed, on keeled columns with subsidiary keeled colonnettes to east and west, crocket capitals and deeply undercut arch.

C15 nave roof.

The wall posts have canopied niches containing painted figures of Kings and Prophets.

Painted angels terminate hammberbeams.

Carved figures stand in canopied niches on wall posts.

Over tower arch a carved timber representation of throned King Solomon, and to right and left wall paintings depict 2 women and child (Judgement of Solomon).

Probably C17, as is carved timber figure of King David with harp over chancel arch.

Fine octagonal 7 sacraments font dated 1544 on base.

On stem are figures of 8 saints.

8 C15 poppyhead bench ends in nave with figures in ogee niches.

C16 south screen of 2 bays right and left of 4-centred opening.

In south wall a blocked C13 arch pierced by a blocked C14 stilted doorway.

Extensively restored C16 choir stalls with heads as hand rests.

Late C15 south chapel roof : alternating large and small moulded arched braces on wall posts support moulded principals.

Larger principals decorated with carved ribbon trail and have figures against their wall posts.