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All Saints

All Saints

East Winch

Norfolk

EAST WINCH CHURCH LANE TF 61 NE 5/11 Church of All Saints 15-8-60 II* Parish church, C14

Architectural Features

Wide west doorway with 4-centred arch and figure stops

Nave of mid C15 built at expense of Elizabeth Howard: north and south clerestoreys each with 4 2-light openings having super transoms and panel tracery

gable parapet to nave with medieval stone bellcote, gable with opening as to clerestorey.

C15 south porch of brick, high gable parapet with head of 8-rayed cross, shaped brick kneelers, diagonal buttresses

C15 door with some muntins and boards renewed, box braced and nailed to rear with wooden lock and bar.

Interior: 4 bay arcade north and south, mid C15, clustered piers with double chamfered arches, the outer being hollow, the inner with roll chamfer

figure stops to arcade hood. nave roof supported by stone angle corbels on slender colonettes, hammerbeam roof of 1878.

South aisle with C15 braced roof having moulded principal beams and traceried spandrels.

C15 tower roof of ties braced from figure corbels.

Tall chancel arch with jambs as nave piers, figure stops, C15 double frame chancel roof with moulded purlins, restored 1878.

Remnants of double chamfered C14 arch with polygonal piers and low imposts to former north chapel, similar arch to organ bay to south of 1878.

C14 octagonal font, the gift of the Howard family, 5 faces with foliage, one with Howard arms, one a shield with cross, one blank shield

octagonal font cover with crockets and concave sides having heraldic painting by Sir Ninian Comper, a copy of C17 illustration of original cover.

Large wineglass pulpit of 1876 in burr elm.

Two restored C15 bench ends with poppyheads and mythical animals to front two pews of nave.

North aisle with C12 pillar piscina on twisted stem, 3 panels of C15 screen painted with foliage pattern, fragments of medieval glass, consecration cross on north wall, two reset coffin lids one of mid C15 showing mason's square and chisel either side of wheelhead cross.

7 C15 benches with poppyhead bench ends.

South aisle with 6 C15 benches with poppyhead bench ends.

Chancel with plain piscina and mural memorial to Owen Barnes 1670, slate and stone with scrolled broken pediment.