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All Saints

All Saints

Altofts

West Yorkshire

Part c.1300 but mostly Cl4 and Cl5

Architectural Features

Three-stage tower has diagonal buttresses with 4 offsets, moulded plinth, restored 3-light west window with cavetto-moulded reveal and hoodmould with small figured stops (worn), above this a small ogee-headed niche with a carved angel beneath and crocketed pinnacles above, a dripmould to the slightly set-back belfry stage, with clock faces in the centre on all sides, belfry windows of 2 cusped lights with double-chamfered reveals and hoodmoulds with carved stops, a corbel- table to an embattled parapet and crocketed corner pinnacles (restored)

Three-bay south aisle, rebuilt in C19 with large square-headed mullioned windows, except for 1st bay which has low gabled medieval porch with diagonal buttresses, a chamfered 2-centred arched outer doorway, a similar inner doorway, and roof carried on 2 massive chamfered transverse arches.

Chapel, attached to south side of chancel under parallel roof, of 3 unequal bays, with buttresses, has a Tudor-arched priest door to the left of the wider middle bay, 3 large 4-light mullioned windows with round-headed lights and hollow spandrels (1st window with lowered sill), a corbel table and plain parapet

Interior: north arcade c.1300, of quatrefoil piers and double-chamfered arches, with chamfer stops

octagonal font with carved traceried motifs

monument to John Freeston in form of a tall shrine with Ionic columns and plain sheilds (at east end of north aisle but formerly in chancel)

tablet to Favill family, with side swags, scrolled pediment, and angel and 2 skulls below