All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney

The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England. It has been listed Grade I.

All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney
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52°04′28″N 1°16′26″W / 52.0744°N 1.2740°W / 52.0744; -1.2740
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://allsaints-mc.church/
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DiocesePeterborough
Clergy
RectorRev Nick Leggett[1]

Architecture

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The building is early 14th-century Decorated Gothic. The nave has a clerestory, north and south aisles and four-bay arcades.[2]

The west tower and spire are later Medieval Perpendicular Gothic additions. The top of the spire is about 150 feet (46 m) above ground.[3] In the 18th century the spire survived three lightning strikes: in 1720, 1794 and 1797.[4]

Restoration

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Detail of All Saints' chancel north window designed by Edward Burne-Jones, depicting Christ being laid in his tomb

All Saints was restored under the direction of George Gilbert Scott in 1865.[3] During the restoration notable stained-glass windows were added that were designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris, Philip Webb, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Simeon Solomon and made by Morris & Co. There are also mosaics made by James Powell and Sons, one of which was designed by Henry Holiday.[5][2]

People associated with All Saints

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William Edington was Rector 1322–35.[5] He was consecrated Bishop of Winchester in 1345.

All Saints' churchyard has a number of historic grave monuments:

 
Horton family mausoleum, designed by William Wilkinson and made by Thomas Earp in 1866–67

References

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  1. ^ "Rector: Middleton Cheney parish council". Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1371514)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 304.
  4. ^ Lewis 1931, pp. 306–310.
  5. ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 305.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Chest tomb approximately 8 metres south of south east corner of south aisle of Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1041146)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Chest tomb and 3 headstones approximately 3 metres south of south east corner of south porch of Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1041147)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Headstone approximately 5 metres south of south east corner of chancel of Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1041148)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  9. ^ Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 306.

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