Description

MORSTON THE STREET
TG 0043 (south side)

13/106 Church of All Saints

6.3.59 I
Parish Church of All Saints. Fabric dating from C12, but mainly C13. Walls flint,
stone dressings. W tower, N and S porches, nave, N and S aisles, chancel. Base of
tower late Cl2, rest of fabric C13: tower with its windows, chancel and arcades of
4 bays clerestory with quatrefoils set in squares. Aisles, W windows and S doorway
late C13. C15 roofs to nave, chancel, N aisle. Bell stage of tower partly rebuild
C1800 in brick with S bell openings of honeycomb pattern brick exactly as in con-
temporary barn architecture.

Whitewashed all over, including the stone piers, clear glass throughout. C15 font
on prominent base, octagonal, Evangelists' symbols. Base of C15 screen; part of
C15 carving re-used in tower arch screen. C17 Holy table and communion rails,
mid C19 stalls, benches. The Butter tomb in the churchyard is listed separately.

Listing NGR: TG0083843825

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17537159

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  For the Record
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)