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WALESBY RECTORY LANE (east side) Church of All Saints (formally listed as Church of All Saints (Old Parish Church) TF 19 SW 6/71 1.11.66. G.V. Grade I Church. c1175, c1200, c1300, C15, C18, C19, restored 1933. Ironstone rubble, some weathered ironstone ashlar. Slate roofs. West tower, nave with north and south aisles, south porch, chancel with north vestry. Early C13 west tower with pronounced moulded plinth and stringcourse, divided into 4 stages by moulded stringcourses. Large 4 stage diagonal buttresses, with Madonna set in niche on south buttress in 1933. West side, first stage has single pointed light with stringcourse above and clock in 2nd stage. North side, second stage has large metal ties and on south side ties formed into initials R.L.C. Stringcourse runs under bell openings on all 4 sides each being paired pointed lights divided by rectangular shaft with pronounced imposts. All have hood moulds. Moulded stringcourse above with billet decoration, projecting, weathered corner gargoyles, battlements and 4 weathered corner pinnacles. North aisle of c1300. West end has pointed window with 2 lights and Y tracery with 2 stage angle buttress to north, each stage topped by gable. Blocked round headed doorway to east, with 2, 3 stage buttresses on high stepped plinths beyond. 3 light pointed window with intersecting tracery and hood mould. Eastern angle buttress of 2 stages. Moulded eaves and C15 battlements run along top of north aisle. C15 clerestory with 3 rectangular windows each with 2 cusped and pointed lights. Moulded eaves and battlements above. Flat roofs. East end of north aisle has pointed 3 light window with intersecting tracery and hood mould. East end of nave has coped gable with battlements and finial. Chancel wall between nave aisle and vestry has single lancet. West wall of C19 vestry has deep set doorway with plank door with small rectangular window to south with leaded lights. North side of vestry has 5 light stone mullion window with leaded lights. East wall of vestry has 2 light stone mullion windows with leaded lights. East end of chancel has 3 light pointed window with restored intersecting tracery with quatrefoils, hood mould and label stop heads. Shallow coped gable above. South side of chancel has 3 light pointed window with reticulated tracery of c1300 and hood mould. Pointed early C14 doorway beyond with pronounced polygonal impost blocks, polygonal jambs, plank door and hood mould. Large pointed window beyond with 3 cusped pointed lights and C19 tracery and damaged early C14 hood mould. Early C14 east window of south aisle of 3 lights with intersecting tracery, hood mould with damaged label stop to south. Corbel above, to north. Low angle buttress of 2 gabled stages. Southside of south aisle has 2, three light window with intersecting tracery and hood mould. South porch of c1300 with plainly moulded arched doorway. Porch interior flanked by stone benches with round headed interior doorway with chamfered jambs, imposts and C18 door. 2 stage west angle buttress with gables. Moulded eaves with C15 battlements run length of south aisle. C15 clerestory with 3 rectangular windows each with 2 pointed cusped lights. Moulded eaves and battlements above. West end of south aisle has pointed 2 light window with intersecting tracery. In north west corner of south aisle, part of tower buttress visible. Interior tower arch of c1300 with semi-circular responds, plain capitals and double chamfered pointed arch. North arcade of 3 bays of c1175 with round headed double chamfered arches, hood moulds and heads in spandrels. Round piers with 'water holding' bases. Plain scalloped capital to western respond. Crocket capital to first pier to east, second pier to east has plain upright stiff leaf capital. East respond plainly moulded. 3 bay south arcade of c1200 with double chamfered pointed arches, octagonal piers and polygonal responds. Hood moulds and heads in spandrels. Western respond has plain octagonal capital. First pier to east has capital carved with human heads and clover type leaves. Second pier to east has plain capital with abacus decorated with band of chip-star decoration. Eastern respond has similar capital and abacus. Stringcourse runs under window of south aisle and towards the east is a double arched chamfered ambry of c1300. North aisle has blocked doorway with rectangular chamfered lintel. East end of north aisle has stone steps, partially restored in 1933 leading up through small rectangular opening to give access to top of ornate wooden roodscreen of 1933. Double chamfered pointed chancel arch with filleted semi-circular responds and plain capitals. C19 arched recess for organ in north wall of chancel and rectangular doorway to east of it leading to vestry. Roofs of 1933. In south nave aisle are series of high wooden C18 box pews painted white. Fine ornate octagonal wooden pulpit of 1626, originally from St Leonards Chapel, Kirkstead, complete with ornate octagonal sounding board, recently painted white. East wall of chancel has marble memorial to Mary Davenport, died 1737. Various C19 memorials in nave. C13 drum font much defaced, with angle shafts originally up the bowl. Fittings of 1933. Stained glass of 3 light east window in south aisle of 1950, financed by the Grimsby Wayfarers Association, showing a central figure of Christ with cyclists on the right and ramblers with haversacks on the left. Listing NGR: TF1382492396

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