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All Saints

All Saints

Barrington

Cambridgeshire

Nave, chancel and north and south aisles, early C13.

Architectural Features

West tower early C13, C14

completed C15.

North aisle enlarged and clerestorey added late C14.

Four stages with angle buttressing, stepped embattled parapet and main cornice with central gargoyles.

Ground stage, late C13, with upper stages of C14

Restored C15 West window.

First stage has lancet window, C13 to each side.

Nave with late C14 clerestorey and low pitched roof.

South aisle is C13 but openings are late C14-C15.

South porch also late C14.

Much worn outer arch, C13 inner archway, restored.

Chancel has early C14 flowing tracery to two windows in the south wall.

East window, C14-C15 with vertical tracery.

Late C14-C15 windows in the north wall of the north aisle.

Interior: Five bay nave arcade, early C13.

The roof is late C14.

The jack-posts have stone corbels carved with angel and mask heads.

The westernmost columns of the nave arcade have been partly obscured by the late C13 west tower.

North aisle has late C14 early C15 roof.

Two C15 bays.

Inside, C18 stone paving with black sets and wall monuments to Bendyshe family including: Robert Bendyshe and Margaret, his wife

and Constantia Gyles 1663) daughter of Thomas Bendyshe.

Reset C13 arch with nail head ornament leads to C19 vestry on site of south chapel.

Chancel arch early C13.

The north wall of the chancel is part C13 and has a lancet with a deep splay.

Wall monument, north wall of chancel.

1586 Pulpit: oak.

Early C17 with original sounding board but cut down stem.

Late C15 or C16.

Font: C13 limestone bowl with shafted corners on clunch base, C14, with panelled sides.

Chest C16 oak with interlaciny iron straps.

There are numerous scratchings in the church, medieval to modern.

Late medieval wall painting is visible in part of the south wall of the nave arcade.