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All Saints

All Saints

Westborough

Lincolnshire

C11, c.1190, late C13, C14, C15, C17, 1749-52 restored in 1811, C19, 1951.

Architectural Features

Blocked C18 doorway with segmtnal headed and blocked late C12 lancet above.

Early C14 pointed window of 3 cusped lights with reticulated tracery divided by a transom and C19 hood mould.

Moulded eaves and early C15 battlements above.

Interior of porch is flanked by stone benches with north doorway of c.1190 with 2 flanking columnar responds with plain moulded capitals and pointed arch with filleted rolls.

East of porch are 2 small circular windows, probably re-set C11 fragments.

Late C13 north transept raised in early C15.

Large C17 north window of 5 lights with 2 transoms and intersecting tracery, the lower transom having shallow castellation decoration.

Damaged C15 parapet with shields and quatrefoils above.

East side has two 3-light late C13 pointed windows with intersecting tracery.

Clerestorey of 3 early C15 windows each of 2 lights under 3-centred heads.

Late C12 chancel has small ashlar plinth and moulded string course on north side.

Small, low, C15 rectangular window with late C12 doorway, now blocked to the east, with fragmentary stiff-leaf capitals and moulded pointed arch.

4 tall C12 lancets, the 2 to the east cut off

intact where the C15 vestry was added.

Vestry has heavily moulded plinth and string course, a small buttress of 2 stages on west side and small C12 quatrefoil inserted.

East side has C15 window of 2 ogee headed lights with continuous mullion under a 3-centred head.

C15 moulded plinth

string course continue across C12 chancel's east front.

Pilaster buttresses flank large C17 rectangular window of 5 lights with a single transom decorated with shallow castellations, flanked by nook shafts with shaft rings and moulded capitals.

Southside of chancel has C12 plinth and string course, 2 tall lancets and to the west an C18 rectangular window of 2 ogee lights each divided by a mullion with quatrefoils above, and hood mould with weathered head label stops.

C18 string course below at lower level than C12 string course broken into by window.

Moulded eaves above, Large squat buttress below masonry joint revealing break between C18 and C14 builds.

String course runs below C14 pointed window of 3 cusped lights with mouchettes and hood mould.

C15 porch with moulded plinth and the diagonal buttresses cut off by present, lower roof level.

Late C12 south door with columnar responds, that to the west missing, plain moulded capitals and plain moulded pointed arch.

C15 window to west of porch with 3 cusped lights with mullions continued up into the tracery above, 4-centred hoodmould and weathered head label stops.

C15 west window of 3 cusped lights with continuous mullions under rectangular head.

Clerestory of 3 C15 windows, each of 2 lights under 3-centred head.

Nave arcades of c.1190, of 2 bays and crossing bay.

To the east where the north aisle leads into transept the pier is paired with a late C13 octagonal pier supporting a pointed moulded arch.

Chancel arch of c.1190, pointed with plain chamfers.

C15 4-centred doorway to vestry in north wall with C15 door.

9 C15 bench ends restored in 1951.

C15 screen of 4 panels divided by mullions with rosettes, cusping and shallow castellations on vertical rail.

C19 pulpit and lectern.

SK8544 : Norman font, All Saints' church, Westborough

C12 octagonal stone font with interlaced arches and beaded flat stylised leaves in spandrels.

SK8544 : Norman font, All Saints' church, Westborough

© Jonathan Thacker

Large C16 chest with sunken panels and several locks.

C12 foliated cross slab now in south transept bay formerly in church yard.