Description

EYEWORTH
TL 24NW
5/20 Church of All Saints
31.10.66
GV I
Parish church. C14 and C15, reworked C20. Chancel partly ashlared clunch
partly red brick. Elsewhere cobblestones with ashlar dressings. Chancel,
nave, S aisle, W tower. Chancel: C15 rebuilding, C19 3-light E window. N
and S elevations each have C15 square-headed 2-light window. S elevation also
has 3-light segmental-headed window blocked by Anderson monument. C15 N
doorway under square label with shield to spandrels. C14 chancel arch. Nave:
C14. Pointed-arched 3-bay arcade to S. N elevation has C14 3-light window
with C15 tracery. C14 pointed N doorway. Clerestory added C15. 3 2-light
square-headed windows per side. S aisle: C14. C15 rood staircase to NE
angle. E wall has 3-light pointed window. S elevation has 2 2-light windows.
E one with square head, W one with pointed head. C14 pointed S doorway. W
tower: C15. Spire and upper stages removed C20 after lightening damage. Now
a single stage with gabled pantile roof. Set-back buttresses. Pointed-arched
2-light W window. Interior: Chancel roof retains some C15 work. C15 altar
rails with turned balusters. Fragments of medieval glass to various windows.
C15 octagonal font to S aisle. Chancel has monuments to Anderson family:

- SE to Sir Edmund Anderson, Lord Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas.
1605. 2 recumbant alabaster effigies on altar tomb, kneeling figures of
children below, canopy supported by Corinthian columns and surmounted by
heraldic cresting.

- NE to Sir Francis Anderson, 1616. Alabaster, only partially intact.
Kneeling figure of Sir Francis flanked by those of 2 wives. Kneeling
figures of children below.

- SW wall monument to Edmund Anderson (son of Sir Edmund), wife and
daughter. 1638. Half figures of Edmund and wife hold a heart and are
surmounted by semi-circular arches. Above this is open segmental
pediment with allegorical figures. Below is another open segmental
pediment containing half figure of child holding a book and flanked by
allegorical figures.

Chancel floor has brass with figures to Sir Richard Gadbury, 1624, and wife
Margaret. Also floor slabs to Dame Mary Anderson, 1667; Alice Viscountess
Verulam and Baroness of St Albans, 1656; Catherine Anderson, 1705; and others
of Anderson family,

Listing NGR: TL2497745596

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17528303

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)