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All Saints Church

All Saints Church

Bradfield Combust

Suffolk

Church, mediaeval, restored 1869.

Architectural Features

alterations of 1869 with rounded flints, tile-stitching and brick rubble.

North nave doorway has semi-circular inner arch, possibly Norman.

South aisle added c.1300

Triple nave arcade, c.1300, has double chamfered arches on octagonal piers, with moulded capitals and bases.

Plain chamfered C13 or C14 doorways in north nave and north and south chancel walls.

Piscina in chancel late C14, heavily restored c.19.

Nave roof rebuilt c.1500, with principal rafters, arch-braced collars and arch-braced tie-beams, moulded cornice, purlins and ridge.

TL8957 : All Saints, Bradfield Combust - Wall painting, St Christopher

C15 wall-paintings on north nave wall above doorway, with large figures of St. Christopher and of St. George and the Dragon.

TL8957 : All Saints, Bradfield Combust - Wall painting, St Christopher

© John Salmon

TL8957 : All Saints, Bradfield Combust - Font

C12 limestone font with circular shaft

TL8957 : All Saints, Bradfield Combust - Font

© John Salmon

chamfered square bowl with scalloped soffit, some C15 sunk tracery carved on one face.

The C19 organ seat is converted from a section of traceried C15 oak screen.

TL8957 : All Saints, Bradfield Combust - Stained glass window

Stained glass of c.1850 in most windows

TL8957 : All Saints, Bradfield Combust - Stained glass window

© John Salmon

the south chancel window reuses some c.15 glass.