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All Saints

All Saints

Swinford

Leicestershire

Early C13, C14, C15 east end rebuilt in 1778, rebuilt and enlarged in 1895.

Architectural Features

Lead and plain tile roofs.

C14, 2-stage, west tower with 2 string courses.

C19 south porch with plain tile roof, coped gables with kneelers and cross finials.

North arcade has 2 C13 bays with to west, a rounded respond with capital with water leaf decoration, and base.

To east again, a hiatus of wall, then a C14 bay with polygonal responds, with remains of capital on north side of west respond.

To east a hiatus of wall , then a C14 bay with inner arch carried on polygonal corbels.

C15 north aisle has plain doorway leading to vestry in north-west corner.

C14 south aisle has chamfered pointed arch to organ chamber, and heavily-moulded ogee-arched piscina in south-east corner.

3 steps up and divided from nave by a low stone screen pierced by quatrefoils in circles, terminating to north in polygonal stone pulpit with quatrefoils and trefoils in its sides.

C19, altar table rails, pews, stalls, elaborate painted iron lectern.

C12 drum font with decorative arching, set on 5 short shafts, 3 with twisted baluster form, possibly C17.

MONUMENTS: nave: 3 hatchments on west above tower arch.

2 late C19 marble wall memorials flanked tower arch WWI single memorial on north wall.

North aisle: large brass plaque mounted on marble, referring to endowment of Baroness Brave on north wall.

Grey and white wall memorial to James Floyd on north wall at east end.

South aisle: C20 wall memorial on south wall to east of door.

WWI single memorial to west of door.

SP5679 : All Saints, Swinford - Royal Arms

Royal Arms in square wooden panel dated 1798, on west wall.

SP5679 : All Saints, Swinford - Royal Arms

© John Salmon

C15 roof with moulded beams and moulded trusses with bosses.

North aisle roof restored in C19 retains some C15 timber.

SP5679 : All Saints, Swinford - Stained glass window

C19 stained glass. (Buildings of England: Leicestershire: p.401)

SP5679 : All Saints, Swinford - Stained glass window

© John Salmon