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All Saints'

All Saints'

Laxfield

Suffolk

Very fine late C15 tower in 4 stages, with polygonal clasping buttresses.

Architectural Features

Enriched west doorway with carved spandrels

Early C14 nave in 5 bays, the windows later replacements in Perpendicular style except for one to north.

C15 porch, repaired in C18 with red brick: knapped flint facade flanked by buttresses each containing a canopied statue niche

entrance arch hung with shields, and with carved shields in the spandrels.

the arched braces spring from posts supported by short hammerbeams, at the end of which are carved heads.

Fine octagonal font of c.1500, carved with the Seven Sacraments and the Baptism of Christ.

Nave seating comprises: (i) 4 fine poppyhead benches with carved ends and backs and mutilated arm-rests

(ii) 13 poppyhead benches of 1622

(iii) C18 box pews incorporating re-used C15

C17 poppyhead benches and C16 and C17 panelling, much of it elaborately carved

(iv) at the west end tiered boys' seats of early C19, incorporating early C17 work.

Good C15 rood screen with traceried dado and ogee-arched traceried divisions above.

Early C17 carved pulpit and contemporary reading desk in similar style.