North Moreton sits next door to it's neighbour South Moreton only split by a few fields and a railway line, no doubt the parishes are of a similar age though the church of All Saints here was built around the 13th century. Much of the original features can still be seen in the church
All Saints church is easy to find just off the road going through the village
On walking round the path from the gate you pass old tracery and a few headstones leaning against the wall
Further round you come to the porch
to view the church you need to go down to the new part of the churchyard though a lot is obscured by trees
the back you can see what is the South Aisle
Looking back to the Bell Tower and porch
The porch leading into All Saints
On the north wall are a line of carved heads looking as old as the church
The outside of the South Aisle and Chancel
The impressive bell tower from the base
Coming in the church you get this view of the church from the South Aisle
Then walking over to the nave you get a wonderful view down the aisle to the Chancel Arch
one side is the carved wooden pulpit and lectern
The Chancel Arch above which you can see two supports from a rood loft that was once there. You can tell this from the doorway off to the right which was the entrance to the loft
The Chancel with choir stalls on either side
The Altar and chancel window, I think the staff to the left is the sextons staff
Either side of the chancel you can see these windows, one of stained glass the other now removed
The altar with a crucifixion mural
which is done using mosaic tiles and has marble surround
The stained glass chancel window
these are a couple of close ups of the centre section
Not quite sure what the feet on the floor were about but they had all the kids names on them
The choir stalls on
either side were wonderfully carved on the front with intricate finals
The carved choir stall finals
The sextons staff and a view out of the chancel arch towards the nave
The altar & south aisle window
The magnificent south aisle window
the altar is impressive too
as it has murals painted on it
Looking up you can see some of the old brickwork and wood framing
the altar cross and chalice. On the right is the window we looked at from the chancel
in front of the altar are the outline of three tombs the inscriptions lost to time
looking through the arches that divide this chapel from the chancel
The roll of Honor of those who fell in the first war
The interesting thing to note is under each name is where they were killed
Names on there I know today as their relations live on
In the nave is the roll of Honor for the second war
Nearby you can see a doorway and steps which would have taken you to the rood loft, this side would have has a staircase leading to it. Beside is a bequest to the parish
this is the remains of a church brass, the figures long since gone. The organ ins in the back of the nave
another roll is this one commemorating a ring of bells done in 1958
Last view of the church from the pulpit.
going back outside you see a small churchyard
with the main one behind
along with a few of the older graves near the church
a footpath runs through the churchyard to a walk at the end
Looking up the churchyard
Some of the older headstones in the churchyard.
You can see more of the older headstones reused along the footpath by the church going round the end to a second entrance gate. The church has not change since my last visit and looks to have a bigger congregation than it's neighbour. It is also nice to see it has not been re-ordered and had the pews removed. The church is well worth visiting if you in the area especially to see the stained glass windows
Have a nice weekend
7 comments:
Once again Bill, thanks for the detailed tour of this beauty. Tom The Backroads Traveller
This a lovely church, bigger inside than you imagine.
Diana
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Thank you for the wonderful tour!
i enjoy all the archways ... very cool. they seem to be very popular all over this beauty. ( :
arches ....
It's a stunning church! I love the classic stone structure. The interior is quite lovely too.
You gave us such a great views of this old church inside and out.
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A gorgeous old church. The stained glass windows are amazing.
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