All Saints Church, Shorncote

Church in Gloucestershire, England
51°40′09″N 1°57′54″W / 51.6693°N 1.9649°W / 51.6693; -1.9649OS grid referenceSU 025 967LocationShorncote, GloucestershireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsiteChurches Conservation TrustHistoryDedicationAll SaintsArchitectureFunctional statusRedundantHeritage designationGrade II*Designated26 November 1958Architect(s)William Butterfield (restoration)Architectural typeChurchStyleNorman, GothicGroundbreakingAbout 1170Completed14th centurySpecificationsMaterialsStone, stone slate roofs

All Saints Church is a historic Anglican church in Shorncote, Gloucestershire, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]

History

All Saints dates from about 1170. Alterations were made to it, including the addition of a bellcote, in the 14th century. The church was restored by William Butterfield in 1883.[1] The church was declared redundant on 1 July 1984, and was vested in The Churches Conservation Trust on 18 March 1987.[3]

Architecture

The church is in Norman style. It is constructed in stone rubble, with stone slate roofs. The plan consists of a nave with a north aisle and a south porch, and a small chancel. On the east gable of the nave is a double bellcote, over which is a pierced quatrefoil. In the west, south and east walls are two-light windows. The south doorway is Norman, with Early English capitals on the outer columns. On the south side of the chancel is a priest's door between two straight-headed Perpendicular windows.[2]

Inside the church are wagon roofs. The chancel arch is narrow and pointed and contains 15th-century gates.[4] The arch is decorated with Norman style carving.[5] The font is also Norman. In the chancel is a piscina and a credence shelf dating from the 14th century, and in the north wall is a 15th-century Easter Sepulchre.[2] On the chancel walls are medieval wall paintings depicting patterns and foliage. The pulpit dates from the early 18th century and has a tester suspended above it.[4] Also in the church are the Royal coat of arms carved in stone.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c All Saints' Church, Shorncote, Gloucestershire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
  2. ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Somerford Keynes (1153975)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2013
  3. ^ Diocese of Gloucester: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 4, retrieved 11 April 2011
  4. ^ a b Inside All Saints Church, Shorncote, GENUKI, archived from the original on 12 June 2011, retrieved 22 October 2010
  5. ^ Shorncote, All Saints, Britain Express, retrieved 22 October 2010
  • Photographs from rootsweb
  • Description of church from Parish website