| All Saints Church, Shorncote | |
All Saints Church, Shorncote, from the south
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All Saints Church, Shorncote
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| OS grid reference | SU 025 967 |
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| Location | Shorncote, Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 26 November 1958 |
| Architect(s) | William Butterfield (restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | About 1170 |
| Completed | 14th century |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, stone slate roofs |
All Saints Church, Shorncote, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Shorncote, 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) south of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England (grid reference SU025967). It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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All Saints dates from about 1170. Alterations were made to it, including the addition of a bellcote, in the 14th century. The church was restored by William Butterfield in 1883.[2] The church was declared redundant on 1 July 1984, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 18 March 1987.[3]
The church is in Norman style. It is constructed in stone rubble, with stone slate roofs. The plan consists of a nave with a north aisle and a south porch, and a small chancel. On the east gable of the nave is a double bellcote, over which is a pierced quatrefoil. In the west, south and east walls are two-light windows. The south doorway is Norman, with Early English capitals on the outer columns. On the south side of the chancel is a priest's door between two straight-headed Perpendicular windows.[1]
Inside the church are wagon roofs. The chancel arch is narrow and pointed and contains 15th-century gates.[4] The arch is decorated with Norman style carving.[5] The font is also Norman. In the chancel is a piscina and a credence shelf dating from the 14th century, and in the north wall is a 15th-century Easter Sepulchre.[1] On the chancel walls are medieval wall paintings depicting patterns and foliage. The pulpit dates from the early 18th century and has a tester suspended above it.[4] Also in the church are the Royal coat of arms carved in stone.[2]