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All Saints

All Saints

Sudbury CP

Derbyshire

C12, early C14, early C15, 1827 and extensive restoration 1872-5 by George Devey.

Architectural Features

The north side has a blocked C14 ogee-headed doorway with moulded hoodmould and above it a carved relief of an angel.

C15 window of four-lights under a triangular head and with a transom.

Impressive six-light early C14 style east window.

Restored C12 south doorway with a continuous roll moulding and one order of colonnettes.

The arcades are probably early C14 but in their present appearance look C19.

To the right a small much restored C12 window.

Nave and aisles have panelled roofs with tie beams and curved braces on angel corbels.

Monuments: pair of marble tablets with black inlay lettering c1646 (south porch).

Marble tablet to Thomas Freer, died 1904, with carved relief (chancel north).

Brass to the fifth Baron Vernon, died 1866 by Hart, Son Peard and Co of London (nave north).

In the north chapel: John Vernon died 1600

his wife Mary died 1622, she on a tomb chest, he above under an arch between baluster columns.

Margaret Vernon died 1675 a freestanding monument with urn on a pedestal, possibly by Edward Pierce.

Brass beneath by Waller.

C14 cusped ogee piscina (chancel south).

The Font is Victorian. It replaces an earlier octagonal font, that probably disappeared during the beautifying of the church in 1827.

The brass plaque behind the font is dated 1862 and is dedicated to the three infant children of Augustus Henry Vernon.

Victorian gothic font.

The Font is Victorian. It replaces an earlier octagonal font, that probably disappeared during the beautifying of the church in 1827. The brass plaque behind the font is dated 1862 and is dedicated to the three infant children of Augustus Henry Vernon.

© David Dixon

Stained glass in the east window given in 1849 by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, bright colours, flat and pictorial, figure scenes in architectural setting.

Seven other late C19 stained glass windows.