All Saints

early C15 south and north chancel chapels, and late C19 clerestory and restorations.

West tower, nave and broad 3-bay aisles, gabled south porch with adjoining gabled chantry chapel 1305, chancel with flanking chapels.

1305 chantry chapel has 3-light Perpendicular window with drip mould and carved head label stops.

Fine ironwork screen across south aisle to south chancel chapel which contains some medieval floor tiles.

Early C17 wooden communion rail with spiral balusters.

Bears a datestone of 1638 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1299258?section=official-list-entry Now a house.

© Jonathan Thacker

Octagonal font 1661 of local craft with shields in cartouches and simple leaf and geometrical decoration on shaft.

Stained glass by Clayton & Bell in C19 renewed east window and by Kempe 1898 in south chantry chapel.

This large church has much merit architecturally, but it also has many fittings of interest such as the modern glass window and tombs seen in the photo.

© nick macneill

Many floor tombstones from C17, and wall monuments including several C17 stone monuments and many marble of C18 and C19.

Also several effigies, including tomb chest of Sir John Joce, died 1344, and his lady died 1362

effigies of 2 priests, one of C13 thought to be founder of church, Robert de Wakering,

Newland church is dedicated to All Saints and is known as the 'Cathedral of the Forest'. The church dates from circa 1216 and contains a number of memorial tombes with effigies. The church is Grade I listed, see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1212955

© Philip Halling

the other of late C14

unique effigy of Wyrhall, Forester of Fee, dated 1457 in hunting costume (family who lived at Bicknor Court q.v.).

Also several brasses including small brass of medieval Forest of Dean miner.