Church of All Saints

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BARLING MAGNA CHURCH ROAD TQ 98 NW 12/25 Church of All Saints 27.7.59 GV II* Parish church. C12 south wall of Nave. C15 the chancel was lengthened, the north vestry and west tower added. Circa 1500 chancel partly rebuilt, north aisle and arcade and south porch added. The upper part of south porch is C16/C17. Vestry rebuilt C19. C19 and later restorations. Ragstone rubble and flint, multi-coloured brick to Chancel gable apex, plaster to north arcade gables and south porch. Limestone dressings. Red plain tiled roofs, shingle spire. Chancel, east wall, angle buttresss, moulded cornice carried through returns, window of 3 cinquefoiled lights, moulded 4-centred arch and label. C19 plastered lean-to north vestry attached to north wall. South wall is buttressed between 2 windows each of 2 cinquefoiled lights, moulded 4-centred arches and labels. 2-centred arch doorway and vertically boarded door to west of buttress, C19 except for rear splays. Circa 1500 north aisle, east wall window of 3 cinquefoiled lights, segmental head, brick repairs over. 3 north wall windows each of 2 cinquefoiled lights, segmental pointed heads and labels. Between the 2 western windows is the north doorway, moulded 2-centred arch and label with head stops. Door of ridged battens with fillets over joints. West window similar to that in east wall but with moulded label. Buttresses to angles and between windows and door. Nave, south wall, with 2 windows of 2 cinquefoiled lights with cusped lights over, that to west C14, to east C19/C20. Gabled south porch between, rubble plinth, plastered above. Moulded timber square headed outer entrance, of 2 bays; chamfered arched braces to chamfered and cambered tie beams, side seats, C19 south doorway, chamfered 2-centred arch, label with foliate stops, rear arch may be C12. West Tower:- Crenellated with octagonal spire and weathervane. Of three stages bands to parapet, belfry and first stage. Angle buttresses. North east stair turret. Flint flushwork band below second stage. C20 chamfered round headed windows to north, south and west faces. Flint flushwork chequered band to second stage of west face with central cinquefoiled niche, 2-centred arch. Each face of the bell chamber has a restored window of 2 trefoiled lights under a square head and moulded label. First stage west window of cinquefoiled lights, tracery over, 2-centred head, moulded label. To left and right of this window are trefoiled 2-centred arch niches each with a carved statue. West doorway, with moulded 2-centred arch and label, vertically boarded door with muntins and tracery. Clock to west face below bell chamber. Signs of a former higher roof level are visible on the east face. Interior:- Chancel:- 5 cant 2-bay roof structure, ribbed and boarded, bosses at intersections. Moulded and crenellated wall plates with shields of arms. Central moulded tie beam on wall posts supported by corbels. C19 stained glass to east window. Piscina to south wall, trefoiled 2-centred arch, round drain. Coloured marble inlay to reredos. South wall, low cill to window with 2 defaced carved figures. 3 floor slabs, John and Elizabeth Davies 1739. George Asser 1683 and 1687. George Asser 1738 shield of arms over inscription. North doorway, chamfered 2-centred arch. North vestry, moulded cast iron fire surround with shell back. No Chancel arch. Wrought iron altar rails, scrolled with flowers. North arcade of 4 bays, west respond and columns sunk chamfered octagonal with sunk chamfered and moulded capitals and bases, similar moulding to 2-centred arches, moulded corbel with foliate base to east. Nave:- plastered 4 cant roof. Square red tiled floor. Pulpit, panelled octagonal on octagonal base; octagonal sounding board with carved angle and central flowers. Brass eagle lectern. Floor slab Eleanor aged 17 and her son George Hurst aged 3 months, 1751. 1902 stained glass to south west window. C15 octagonal font with quatrefoils and shields to panels, moulded pilasters to stem, moulded bases. North aisle, plastered side purlin roof of 7 bays. Red square-tiled floor. C13/C14 floor slab with cusped cross, another much worn floor slab at western end of north aisle. Rood loft stairs, upper and lower doorways the former with simple segmental head, the latter with chamfered pointed segmental head. Organ, label reads: The Positive Organ Co. Ltd, Cassons. Painting on north wall, Christ carrying the Cross. 2-centred Tower Arch of 2 chamfered orders. Said to contain 2 bells, by John Dier, late C16 and by John Hodson, 1666. RCHM 1.

Listing NGR: TQ9320489713

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An Inventory of Essex South East, (1923)

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