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All Saints

All Saints

Houghton

Hampshire

Early C12 origins, C13 aisles, C14 chancel, C15 alterations, 1875 and 1882 restorations

Architectural Features

Coursed flint with stone dressings, chancel rendered old plain tile roof

Plan of C14 chancel with C19 S vestry, C12/C13 nave with c1300 S aisle under outshot roof and N chapel, late C13 N aisle under separate roof, C19 S porch and C15 W bellcote with C19 spire

To W C14 2-light reticulated window and C19 similar to E. N wall has 2 similar C14 windows, that to W shorter

Above C13 squareheaded 2-light trefoiled window with label

In N wall C16 and C18 stepped buttresses each end and in centre

Inside late C12 roundheaded doorway of chamfered order and label, W window C14 squareheaded 2-light pointed window with label having curly ends

Inside chancel openings have C17 rear arches

Rebuilt C13 2 chamfer order chancel arch on later wider square jambs

Nave has to N 2 bay aisle of c1300 slightly pointed and chamfered stilted arch on square resonds to E, length of wall, and pointed, chamfered C13 W arch on similar responds

Font C15 recut octagonal carved bowl on square 4 step base

W bay has C15 frame of 4 posts with 2 arched braces from each to support bell chamber