Nominal: 794 Hz Weight: 1108 lbs Diameter: 38.75" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by Robert I Wells 1773
Dove Bell ID: 7731 Tower ID: 17101 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Yatesbury: All Saints
Diocese of Salisbury
Church, 634493
http://www.oldburybenefice.org.uk/Overview
Grid reference: SU 63 714
The appearance of the church is Perpendicular from the exterior, but inside may be seen some Norman features and a group of three Early English lancets at the west end of the north aisle.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, aisled nave with south porch, chancel with north vestry.
Footprint of Church buildings: 182 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The appearance of the church is Perpendicular from the exterior, but inside may be seen some Norman features and a group of three Early English lancets at the west end of the north aisle. The chancel dates from 1854, by Charles Henry Gabriel.
Exterior Description
The tower formed part of the last mediaeval building period represented in the present fabric, when at the end of the fourteenth century the church was reduced in size by the demolition of the old south aisle, but increased in grandeur by the large windows which replaced it. The tower is of three unequal stages, separated by thin moulded courses. The parapet is battlemented and has crocketted pinnacles at the corners.
At the west end of the north aisle is an Early English window in the form of three stepped lancets, cut in the wall without any form of decorative surround or reveal. The north wall of the aisle has a blocked doorway in the centre, and two rectangular Perpendicular windows, each of three lights with cinquefoiled heads but no hood moulds. The parapet is continuous, but becomes embattled on the sloping sections over the east and west walls. There are several gargoyles, badly weathered, on the nave and the aisle; although there is enough space in the nave wall there is no clerestory. The stonework of the aisle wall surface is evidently older than the tower or the south wall.
The present chancel is a typical re-action, emphatically Tractarian within and without. The style is Decorated, with a good east window of three lights with reticulated and cusped tracory. The eastern corners are supported by short gabled angle buttresses and the wall below the window is relieved by a stepped stringcourse. On the south side are two windows, one of two lights and the other of a single light, the former with a pointed quatrefoil (picking up the theme of the east window) and the latter of lancet shape but with a separate trefoil in the head.
The small vestry is under a pent roof which continues the line of the chancel roof. The steep pitch of the gable con trasts with the more gentle angle of the Perpendicular nave.
The south wall nave has two large Perpendicular windows with cinqufoiled heads to the three main lights and panel tracery. Between these is a porch without windows; there are three mass-dials scratched on the responds of the outer doorway.
At the south-eastern corner of the nave the stair to the rood loft is contained within a half-octagonal turret echoing the form of the tower stair turret. This continues up above the level of the parapet, since the same stair gives access to the roof. The turret has its own battlements.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
Four mediaeval fragments, representing the Symbols of the Evangelists survive in the head of the nave south-east window, having been moved there from the old chancel.
Stained Glass
c.1854
The east window and the three other chancel windows all date from c. 1854, and are signed with the monogram M.S
Interior
Interior Description
The piers are very similar to those by the south door, with round shafts and round moulded capitals. The arches, moreover, are of two simple chamfered orders, also indicating a date near the Norman work; the difference is that these are pointed. A pretty feature is the fleur-de-lys which masks the confluence of the hood-moulds above each pier. Within the aisle is one of the few monuments in the church (in the centre of the north wall) and also a dated section of lead brought down from the roof.
The south nave wall, the west wall and the roof, are all Perpendicular. The two ample windows in the south wall make the nave light in comparison with the chancel which has stained glass in all the windows and heavily coloured diapering on the walls. The arch to the tower exactly follows the line of the west window, and has one flat chamfer and one concave chamfer. The four-bay nave roof is of shallow pitch and timber construction. Corbels in the side walls support moulded tie beams which are arcaded struts. The space in each bay is divided into four by principal rafters and purlins between which the common rafters are left visible. The eastern bay retains a mediaeval ceilure (though the colouring upon the panels is a later repainting) indicating the former prescence of a rood. The stair to the loft survives on the south side, with simple little doors at the foot and head of the stair.
Apart from the pews, the most obvious effect of the nineteenth century in the nave is a plethora of edifying texts. These are stencilbd upon metal plates which give the effect of scrolls.
The chancel was rebuilt in 1854 , and of this date also is the chancel arch and the low stone screen which divides the chancel from the nave. The stone pulpit agaist the north respond of the arch is also contemporary - yet again displaying a text 'Take Heed Now Ye Hear'. The chancel arch replaces a small earlier arch which was said to have become horeshoe shaped from the stress laid upon it; during the reconstruction part of a squint and also part of an aunbry were uncovered.
The present arch is tall and wide, giving a clear view into the chancel which its predecessor had denied. It is of the same proportions (but on a larger scale) as the east window, and forms a for suitable frame for it.
The chancel is paved with patterned tiles of red, black and buff. The low stone screen to the nave has recessed panels within which are painted the symbols of the Four Evangelists and is closed by an iron gate. The glass in the windows is contemporary, and the walls are painted with a net-like diaper with flowers in roundels and a frieze of pomegranates. Within the sanctuary, the tiles are more extravagantly patterned and there are the necessary fittings in stone - a credence shelf in the north-east corner and a piscina in the south-east.
Fixtures and fittings
Organ (object)
1869
The Organ was erected in 1869 by Holdich; it has one manual with six stops, tracker action and the case front has prettily stencilled front pipes.
Altar
The altar table is Victorian, of oak.
Rail
1958
The oak altar rails are modern.
Stall
The oak choirstalls are nineteenth-century with panelled fronts and fleur-de-lys poppyheads.
Lectern
The lectern is in the Gothic style, with a desk on a chamfered stem, of oak.
Chandelier
c.1780
A pair of brass chandeliers, each of three arms with a central brass urn finial, supported on three chains.
Font (object)
The font is Norman, a round bowl upon a cylindrical stem with a moulded base. The lower part of the bowl is decorated with a formal pattern of large upright leaves in relief, and higher on the bowl is a trail of scrolling tendrils. Shallowly incised upon the rim is a cross with roundels at the ends of the arms, and there are signs of rebates for a lock - which was no doubt what led the nineteenth-century restorer to provide a bar across the oak cover with a slot for a padlock.
Pulpit
1854
The pulpit is of stone, of the 1854 work, and consists of a plain three-sided front with the text in relief 'Take Heed How Ye Hear'.
Screen
The Screen is a low stone wall with plain chamfered coning, each side with four recessed trefoils enclosing painted Symbols of The Evangelists.
Bells
Nominal: 1189 Hz Weight: 526 lbs Diameter: 28.5" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 47497 Tower ID: 17101 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1058 Hz Weight: 538 lbs Diameter: 30" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by (unidentified) 1636
Dove Bell ID: 47498 Tower ID: 17101 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 998 Hz Weight: 681 lbs Diameter: 31.63" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1964
Dove Bell ID: 47499 Tower ID: 17101 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 892 Hz Weight: 640 lbs Diameter: 33.5" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by (unidentified) 1636
Dove Bell ID: 47500 Tower ID: 17101 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SU 63 714
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.
The churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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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.
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'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
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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.
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