Architectural Features
In C15 the South Arcade was rebuilt with old material and the aisle remodelled.
C15 the West Tower was built to west of the church, it was completed circa 1490-1500, the Nave was then lengthened to join it.
Circa 1518 South Vestry.
Circa 1520 eastern extension to North Chapel, this was then the Lady Chapel.
Early C16 South Porch.
East window C15 of 3 cinquefoiled lights, vertical tracery, moulded 2 centred head and label.
North Chapel east wall has a c.1520 window of 3 cinquefoiled lights, vertical tracery, 2 centred head.
Two eastern c.1520 windows of 3 cinquefoiled ogee lights with transoms and vertical tracery, segmental heads and moulded labels.
3 eastern aisle windows c.1510 of 3 cinquefoiled lights, 4 centred heads, moulded labels.
Between the 2 central windows is the C14 north doorway, sunk chamfered jambs, 2 centred arch, double doors each of 3 panels.
South Chapel, high up in the east wall an early C16 window of 3 cinquefoiled lights, cusped spandrels, square head with moulded label.
The C13 south doorway is between the 2nd and 3rd windows.
Early C16 South Porch of flint flushwork.
Horizontal ends to gable, band with Tudor roses and shields.
2 centred archway of 2 moulded orders, the inner with capitals and bases to attached shafts, the outer order, south side, with carved square flowers, diadems and shields, north side with shields hanging from straps, some with scratches ?Masons' marks.
The double moulded label encloses a square outer head, carved with square flowers.
Circa 1500, flint flushwork, crenellated of 4 stages.
West doorway, moulded and double shafted jambs, 2 centred arch with square head, moulded, crocketted and finialed ogee label is carried through the square head, carved oak foliage to spandrels, plank and muntin door with remains of tracery.
C19 stained glass to some windows.
South wall, circa 1530 4 centred arch east of which is a doorway of similar date, stop chamfered jambs, 4 centred arch in a square head, traceried spandrels with rose
fleur-de-lis, further east is a C13 lancet.
C16 4 centred shafted arch to north wall
a c.1300 chamfered 2 centred arch of 2 orders, semi-octagonal responds with moulded capitals and bases.
Eastern C13 lancet window.
C16 vestry door of moulded battens with strap hinges.
C15 niche in south wall, double cinquefoiled canopy with crockets finials and cresting.
North wall a large monument to Nicholas Magens 1764, German born Lord of the Manor, by N. Read.
C20 stained glass to east window by Caroline Swash.
Hatchment to south wall.
C17 stained glass to northern window, said to be Flemish.
Carved wood coat of arms.
C20 wood carved figure, 'Celestial Mary' by John Doubleday.
Following through the Nave and South Aisle is a band of 211 square memorial tiles.
Each tile records the name, age, cause of death by drowning or the sinking of a ship and the name of the ship, place and time of death.
The memorial was started by Rev. A. Pertwee who intended to record with a tile each Brightlingsea mariner lost at sea whilst in pursuit of his calling, in later years tiles have been added for every Brightlingsea person whose death is attributed to the sea.
TM0718 : All Saints, Brightlingsea: porch memorial
Stoup east of south doorway, C15 chamfered 2 centred arch, round drain.
Floor slab to Francis Wheeler 1692, Susan his wife 1679 and Francis their son 1694.
C16 niche in south wall with image of a bishop, head gone.
Niche in east wall, cinquefoiled head, ribbed vault, carved crockets and cresting, head to one jamb, remains of colour and a black letter inscription below.
C16 niche in splay of south window, double cinquefoiled head, crocketed and crested, canopy remains of colour.
Piscina, sunk chamfered jambs carved with flowers, cinquefoiled head, carved drain.
Vestry, square headed recess with elbow bend in south wall, possibly C16 oven.
5 bay north arcade, the 3 eastern bays circa 1300, 2 centred arches of 2 chamfered orders, octagonal columns with moulded capitals and bases.
The 2 western bays C16 2 centred arches of 2 moulded orders, the inner resting on shafted jambs.
The south arcade is similar but the 3 eastern bays have been rebuilt C15 using old material.
There are C15 niches with ogee heads in second pier of north arcade and second pier of south arcade, this pier also with a C15 trefoiled niche.
A timber stair turret of probably circa 1500 has interlocked vertically boarded walls and leads to the circa 1500 first floor gallery with moulded joists to floor.
An octagonal central opening has been cut through the floor and has a C17/C18 balustrade which is repeated around the top of staircase.
Not seen at time of re-survey are 4 lockers rebated for doors, in the third stage, also C16 wall painting, name ?Robert Cooe on west wall.
Circa 1500 staircase door of nail studded battens with strap hinges.
C15 font, octagonal, quatrefoil panels enclosing a rose, soffit carved with flowers, coloured and gilded.
TM0718 : All Saints, Brightlingsea, Essex - Font
Said to be 2 bells, one by William Dawe circa 1400, inscribed Dulcis Sisto Melis Vocor Campana Michaelis.
A chart dated 1590 gives Brightlingsea Church as a mark.