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All Saints

All Saints

Haslingfield

Cambridgeshire

Chancel of C12 origins

Architectural Features

altered in C14 which is the date of the nave and north and south aisles.

The west tower is c.1400.

There are C17, C18 alterations and a major restoration of 1875-9 by William Fawcett who also designed the village school.

West Tower, c.1400 of three stages, embattled, with octagonal pinnacles on clasping buttresses, gargoyles to main cornice and plinth frieze of quatrefoils.

South aisle has similar blocked parapet and large, grotesque gargoyles to main cornice.

Restored C14 fenestration with flowing tracery but original two-stage gabled buttressing.

South porch, also C14, but the roof is barrel vaulted and dated 1746 with initials of church wardens to leading.

Chancel has C14 fenestration to C12 walls, which were repaired with pebblestone in 1875-9.

The barrel shaped and boarded roof 1619 is probably associated with the monument to Thomas and Elizabeth Wendy, and the painted panels are of that date, restored C19.

The north and south aisles retain original C14 leanto roofs, carried on carved corbels with elaborate tracery to the pierced spandrels.

The pulpit contains C17 woodwork and the font is C14, octagonal with modern stem and base, with a C17 font cover.

There are a number of monuments and floor slabs Particularly two wall monuments in the south wall of the chancel to members of the Mend family.