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© Mr John Wright
IoE Number:
72332
Location:
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS,
BOLTONS, ALLERDALE, CUMBRIA
Photographer:
Mr John Wright
Date Photographed:
05 July 2004
Date listed:
11 April 1967
Date of last amendment:
11 April 1967
Grade
I
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NY 24 SW BOLTONS Boltongate
6/23 Church of All Saints
1l.4.67
I
Parish Church. Mostly late C14 incorporating part of the plinth of the earlier
church. Squared and coursed limestone with nave parapet, all on chamfered
plinth. Steeply-pitched red sandstone slate nave roof and graduated greenslate
chancel roof with coped gable and cross finial. 2-bay nave with north and south
porches, transept chapels and west twin bellcote, moved to its present position
in 1812; 3-bay chancel with north lean-to vestry. Pointed-arched lean-to stone
porches. 3-light panel-tracery windows, that in west wall under 3-light cusped
fLat-headed windows; similar 2-light windows in transepts, all under hoodmoulds
with carved-head label stops. Flattened hexagonal north-east stair turret under
stone slate spire gives access to parapet walk which goes completely around
nave, the bellcote set back to allow for the walkway. Chancel has south
priest's doorway in pointed arch and 2-light cusped and panel-tracery windows,
all under hoodmoulds with carved label stops. Similar east window. 2-light
south window and vestry window with flat heads, the vestry window with cusps,
both with hoods. Interior of nave has pointed stone barrel-vaulted roof with
half-vaulted transepts. Projecting corbel stones were perhaps to support the
centering over which the vault was built. West wall has upper corbelling to
support parapet walk. Door beside chancel arch gives access to spiral stone
staircase up to parapet walk and also gave access to rood screen; one of the
supporting corbel stones for this is above the doorway. Piscinae in both
transepts, that in south transept with ogee arch and also aumbry recesses.
Receut C14 font of which only the carving under the bowl is original. Chancel
has C19 open timber roof on C14 corbels. Late C18 and early C19 wall plaques.
Piscina in south wall. Pointed-arched doorway to vestry. Late C19 furnishings
and fittings. Stained glass dated 1864 and 1884 by R.B. Edmundson. C19 creed
and pater boards on west wall.