Weight: 80 lbs Diameter: 15" Bell 1 of 2
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1849
Dove Bell ID: 60680 Tower ID: 23842 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Stour Row: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: ST 822 211
All Saints was built as a Chapel of Ease to Stour Provst in 1867 to the designs of architect, J Hicks. Stour Row is also recorded as Stower Row.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
W porch, 4-bay nave, 2-bay chancel with N vestry (and former boiler house to its W) and S boiler house.
Footprint of Church buildings: 170 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
All Saints is the first known building on the site. Dorset County Council’s HER holds many records for sites within the nearby area to the church and it is recommended these are referred to if plans arise for the building. Most records highlight the presence of C17 and C18 cottages in the village, as well as the former congregational chapel of 1843 – now the village hall. Within 1km of the site a fragment of Romano-British pottery has been found.
The archaeological potential of the site is low. There are burials on each side of the church.
All Saints was built as a chapel of ease to Stour Provost, to designs of local architect John Hicks of Dorchester (1815-1869), in 1867. It was consecrated, with the burial ground, in 1878.
Hicks designed schools, parsonages and churches. He worked on 27 churches, of which nine were new.
Churchyard designated as Wildlife Conservation Area by Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Exterior Description
A compact, aisleless church with shallow projection at W end with porch and 2-light window above, with stonework rising up into a gabled bell turret above. The walls are built in random coursed stone and pierced by trefoil-headed single lights. The E window is a pointed 3-light window with hoodmould and floriated stops. Chancel windows are protected by metal grills. A continuous plinth runs around the base of the building, pierced with small trefoil shaped vents providing under-pew ventilation. Pitched roofs are clay-tiled. The chancel roof is lower, and each gable has a raised stone parapet, with a stone cross finial above the E gable. A stone chimney rises to the S side between the nave and chancel rising from the small lean-to boiler house which has been added as a later addition to the S side of the chancel. A vestry projects to the N side of the chancel with N door in shouldered surround, and the old boiler house to its W, with W door.
Building Fabric and Features
Porch
19th century west
Nave
19th century 4-bay
Chancel
19th century 2-bay
Vestry
19th century north
Boiler Room
20th century south
Building Materials
Ragstone
19th century Snecked blue ragstone rubble
Ashlar
19th century dressings
Clay
19th century roof tiles
Iron
19th century guttering and downpipes
Painted Plaster
19th century interior
Stone
19th century exposed corbels and steps
Wood
19th century interior flooring
Interior
Interior Description
All Saints is entered from the W porch, up 3 steps. There is another step through the main door entering the nave which sits beneath a 2-light stained glass window in deep reveal.
The interior consists of a small 4-bay nave with single, trefoil headed lights to each bay containing clear glazing with diamond-leaded panes in splayed reveals. Wall mounted radiators are placed beneath each. Walls are plastered and painted white with exposed stone surrounds. Level boarded pew platforms to N and S have fixed pine pews, and carpet runs along the central aisle. The organ is within the NW corner with the font next to it. A pulpit is built into the NE corner. The roof is of arch-braced wood trusses, with additional steel ties across them, resting on exposed stone corbels with a plastered and painted ceiling behind. Light is supplemented by spot-lights at eaves level.
The chancel is raised by 3 stone steps with a handrail to the S side. These rise beneath a 2-ordered pointed chamfered chancel arch with inner arch springing from carved foliate responds possibly carved by local masons Grassby (who often worked with Hicks) or Boulton [Brocklebank]. A priest’s desk is sited to the south side. The floor is paved with decorative encaustic floor tiles. Cleared platforms to N and S identify the original location of choir stalls. There is a door to the N which leads into the vestry, with 2 steps down into it.
The sanctuary is raised by 2 steps with the altar on a platform. There is a single window to the N, a 3-light window to the E and a single light to the S. The roof is boarded with pine in herringbone formation.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
19th century Simple oak-framed table.
Pulpit
19th century Octagonal oak on stone base built into NE corner. Stone steps with handrail.
Lectern
19th century Simple, oak.
Font (component)
19th century Octagonal stone font with recessed quatrefoils in each face, lead-lined bowl, and a simple flat oak cover with metal handle.
Pew (component)
19th century Fixed plain pine pews.
Rail
19th century Oak rail with painted scrolling metal uprights.
Organ (component)
19th century / 21st century Geo Osmund and Co Taunton. Single manual with oak case, mounted on platform in NW corner. Recently bequeathed modern electric organ in SW corner.
Stained Glass
19th century • E – The Crucifixion – In memory of Richard Arthur Francis Barrett rector and founder of this church, d.1881. By Alexander Gibbs (1831-86) and signed 'A Gibbs Stained Glass Works, 21 Bloomsbury St London’. Dr Neil Moat describes it as a decent work by a not very distinguished artist; • W – Jacob and Isaac in memory of Sidney Stone d.1882 with Cross & Crown above. Attributed by Dr Moat as by Gibbs, though not signed; • N sanctuary – St Thomas and The Risen Christ presented in memory of Thomas and Elizabeth Lush. Dr Neil Moat has attributed the window to Frederick Drake (1838-1920) of Exeter, a significant, though prolific, local artist who worked in this metropolitan style from c.1880 until his death; • S sanctuary – The Last Supper in memory of Martha Lush. Paired with the above.
Bells
Nominal: 1597.5 Hz Weight: 112 lbs Diameter: 19.75" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by Naylor, Vickers & Co 1864
Dove Bell ID: 60681 Tower ID: 23842 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Portable Furnishings and Artworks
Registers: Burials since 1878, Baptisms since 1879, Marriages since 1954.
Churchyard
Grid reference: ST 822 211
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
Sources
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