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All Saints

All Saints

Mid Suffolk

Suffolk

Parish church, Medieval.

Architectural Features

Random flint rubble: to the north of the chancel is an area of C12 coursed flintwork.

Some interesting C13 work: mid C13 south nave doorway hoodmoulded with nook shafts

medieval plank door with complete ironmongery.

a small lancet in north wall possibly C12.

The aisle was added in mid C14: blocked hoodmoulded north doorway with one grotesque corbel remaining

Tower also mid or late C14: parapetted roof with boarded spirelet.

Late C15 nave windows (2 restored, one decayed).

Good early C16 porch of red brick with arcaded panels on the south facade: these have trefoiled terracotta heads and flushwork infilling.

Interior: Mid C14 nave arcade in 4 bays: 4 clustered polygonal shafts with moulded capitals supporting arches chamfered in 2 orders.

An ogee- headed C14 image niche beside the east chancel window.

Nave roof of c.1500: 7 bays of collarbeam trusses, archbraces to high collars and short king posts.

Plain lean-to aisle roof also of c.1500.

C15 chancel arch.

TL9967 : All Saints, Great Ashfield - Font

Mid C14 simply moulded octagonal font with plain bowl.

TL9967 : All Saints, Great Ashfield - Font

© John Salmon

Some fine C15 poppyhead benches in the nave with various creatures seated on the buttresses: two sets of 4, one other in the aisle, and several ends reused in C19 benches.

A fine and unusual square pulpit, dated 1619 on the sounding board

The altar reredos is also arcaded early C17 work.

Later C17 altar rails with barley-sugar balusters.

3 painted hatchments in the chancel, and 2 in the nave.