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All Saints

All Saints

Rickling

Essex

The present church is of C13 origin but the original building may have been of pre-conquest date.

Architectural Features

The nave which has a C13 lancet window (blocked), is not in line with the chancel and its unusual proportions may be due to a pre-conquest plan.

The south aisle and arcade are of the early C14 with quatrefoil piers.

The west tower is of 3 stages the lower 2 stages are early C14

the top stage is C16, with brick quoins and an embattled parapet.

It has diagonal buttresses only on the lower stage and a C13 west window.

There are some notable fittings including a C14 screen in the chancel arch, a C15 carved pulpit, a C14 piscina and C14 and C15 altar tombs and recesses. in the chancel.