Description

TF 19 NE THORESWAY CROXBY MAIN STREET (north side)

4/54 Church of All Saints 1.11.66. G.V. II*

Church. C12, C13, C15, C16, restored late C19. Coursed ironstone rubble, ironstone ashlar, some brick. Slate nave roof, lead chancel roof, stone coped gables. West bellcote, nave with south porch and rectangular chancel. West front has large irregular quoins and C19 pointed window of 2 lights with Y tracery. Small late C19 bellcote crowned with gable. 2 blocked, pointed arches of late C12, 2 bay arcade visible on north aisle wall. To the west is 2 light rectangular window inserted in C16 when arcades were blocked. To the east, an early C13 pointed window with ogee tracery, re-set in C16, restored in C19. Battered remnant of arcade capital inbetween windows. Eastern most nave arcade capital with abacus and necking partly intact. Remnants of north chancel arcade with fragmentary abacus in place. East end has single C19 pointed window with heavy triangular lintel. South east corner of chancel patched in red brick. South side of chancel has pointed light patched round with brick. South side of nave has remnant of round arched blocked south arcade of cll7O. To the east is a late C19 pointed window with tracery, inserted. To the west a C16 porch with round headed chamfered arch, chamfered jambs and impost blocks. Porch interior flanked by stone benches. Re-set late C12 south doorway with round headed arch with roll moulding, inner rectangular jambs and outer shafts, moulded impost blocks and C20 plank door. Interior 3 north arcade piers and south arcade piers embedded in north and south walls that bulge out inbetween. North arcade with double chamfered pointed arches. Large round pier to west with plain capital and moulded abaci; a cluster of 3 shafts with elaboratly moulded abaci in the middle and with a round eastern pier with abacus similar to that of central pier. South arcade with double chamfered round arches. All 3 piers are round with crude palmette foliage carving on westernmost capital. Central pier with scalloped capital and easternmost pier with lobed foliage designs on capitalof cll7O. Chancel arch of cll5O with round arch, heavy rectangular jambs stepped back and plain impost blocks. Blocked north arcade of chancel with single pointed arch and part of rectangular jamb embedded in west wall. Nave has plaster ceiling, chancel has C19 timber roof. C12 round font with interesting arcade and cable decoration with beading. Early C16 bench ends of various ornately carved designs. C19 lecturn.

Listing NGR: TF1897198266

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