Diameter: 28.25" Bell 1 of 3
Dove Bell ID: 51934 Tower ID: 18933 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Cambridge: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TL 451 587
All Saints is a building of simple and direct design which nevertheless demonstrates great subtlety of mass and materials. It is a singularly beautiful work of the Gothic Revival, built of handmade brick and faced with Northampton oolite ashlaring. It is very lofty and the nave and aisle have acutely steep roofs with a valley between them.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave, chancel, south aisle, central arcade of four bays. There is a north-west porch, a south-west door, an organ chamber at the east end of the south aisle, a vestry on the south of the sanctuary entered from the chamber. The chamber is also used as a choir vestry. Entrance to it is gained from a priest's door in the south wall, approachedby steps from the vicarage.
Description of Archaeology and History
All Saints was built to replace the mediaeval church of All Saints in the Jewry, which stood on the east side of St. John Street. The churchyard is still there, marked by a tall memorial cross of late-gothic form, designed by Basil Champneys in 1882.
Two designs for the church were published in The Ecclesiologist in 181 and 1863. Of these the second was chosen and part of the church was built in conformity to it. The General form of the building was modified when it was completed in 1870.
Exterior Description
All Saints is a building of simple and direct design which nevertheless demonstrates great sublety of mass and materials. It is a singularly beautiful work of the Gothic Revival, built of handmade brick and faced with Northampton oolite ashlaring. It is very lofty and the nave and aisle have acutely steep roofs with a valley between them. The spire, which is the most beautiful architectural feature, stands above the chancel. It has four tiers of doruors and on the north side the stair to the tower is topped with a small octagonal spirelet with gablets.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1865-6
A most beautiful early work by Morris & Co, 1865-6. The Window is of five lights, of which the middle and the two outside are cinqfoliated, the other two being plain. Above the three middle lights are three sexfoiled circles; a quatrefoil fills each spandrolabove the outer lights. The glass is composed of figures set against white quarries designed by Burne-Jones. The design is a composite work comprising individual figures by members of Morris's firm, including. Morris himself. The artists who contributed to the window are Sir Edward BurneJones (then aged only thirty), Ford Madox Brown and Morris. The subjects and • designers are as follows: Centre light, top, Christ in Majesty surrounded by angels, Our Lord enthroned (Burne-Jones). The main lights are filled with four rows of figures: 1. (proceeding downwards) Patriarchs (three designed by Burne-Jones), Adam and Eve and Abraham and Isaac (designed by Ford Madox Brown); 2 Kings: David in the centre (fume-Jones), Edward the Confessor (Ford Madox Brown), Melchisedec (Burne-Jones); St. Louis of France (Ford Madox Brown); Judas Maccabaeus (Burne-Jones). 3 Apostles: Elias (William Morris); St. Stephen (Burne—Jones); St. peter (Morris); St. James the Less (Burne-Jones); St. John Baptist)(Morris). 4 Virgins: St. Barbara (Burns-Jones); St.Agnes (Burne-Jones); St. Radesund (Burns-Jones); St. Dorothy (Burne-Jones); St. Catharine (Morris). The figure of St. Peter in the third tier was Morris's most popular figure design. It was first designed for All Saints and repeated in other churches ten times.
Stained Glass
1890
By Kempe
Stained Glass
1905
By Kempe
Stained Glass
1923
By Tower
Stained Glass
1944
One window representingthe glories of womanhood, exemplified by Elizabeth Fry, Mother Cecile of Grahamstown, Josephine Butler, 'Nurse Edith Cavell and a boy scout, by Douglas Strachan.
Stained Glass
1870
West window. Two small panels of glass representing the sun and moon, probably by Morris.
Stained Glass
South aisle. Two windows, ostensibly of grisaille, by Philip Webb, composed of diagonal black, letter insciptions (in this case of the collects for the feasts of SS Simon and Jude and All Saints) which alternate with a patchwork of quarry glass, some white, some shades of pale blue-green, sone with delightful flowers, and edged with borders of initial letters surmounted by crowns, signs of the zodiac and specks of bright blue and green.
Stained Glass
1893
South aisle. Four windows representing the four Evangelists enclosed in tabernacles, designed.by Ward .& Hughes and given by Miss Attack.
Stained Glass
South aisle, east window. Of five lights, truncatedby the lean-to roof of the vestry. glass by Webb, formerly in the windows now occupied by glass. Filled with grisaille by Ward & Hughes.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is remarkable for an exceptionally fine east window by Morris & Co and for the painted walls and ceiling which were decorated by Kempe, Arthur Hughes and Bodley. The tower is supported upon two acutely pointed arches over the chancel, the arches additionally defining the limits of the chancel and sanctuary: The roof is of trussed rafter form, with tie beams. The counter change of a very simple range of colours - red, white and dark Grey - makes an unobtrusively warm and rich decoration for rafters, inter spaces and beams.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Of oak, simple design composed of panels decorated with applied gothic ornament.
Altar
1920
In the south aisle a neo-modiaeval altar with four plain oak riddels
Font (object)
15th Century
From the original church, of clunch, with an octagonal bowl decorated with quatrefoil panels enclosing roses and shields alternately. It has a moulded underside, supported upon an octagonal stem with a hollow-chamfered base. The painted decoration is modern and was executed by an amateur, c.1935.
Font (object)
1870
The font that is in use was designed by Bodley and is contemporary with the church. Made of alabaster, octagonal in form the bowl is decorated with formalised roses carved on alternate panels. The bowl is set on a clustered stem of grey marble, raised on steps.
Pulpit
19th Century
Oak on a stone plinth. Designed by Bodley and decorated with painted panels, probably by F.R. Leach or Arthur Hughes, to C.E. Kempe's design. The panels have raised gesso grounds and they are painted with representations of St. John Baptist, St. Peter and an unidentifiedsaint vested in pontificals. Two panels are diapered with roses and the monogram IHS in alternate planes. A vine trail is painted on the base and the ribs are decorated in gold with formalised pines and black and red diagonal stripes - the colours of Jesus College. The plinth is painted white.
Pew (object)
Fixed benches of oak of simple Gothic design.
Organ (object)
Two manual, made by Forster & Andrews of Hull in 1864. Rebuilt in 1896 by Miller of Cambridge and restored in 1938 by the elder Hall, of Hill, Norman & Beard.
Rail
1878
Oak, bench form, by Bodley.
Stall
Oak benches of simple gothic form by Bodley. The panelled fronts are pierced with trefoil-headed openings deriving from French, thirteenth century precedents, rather than English. They reflect the principles behind the timber' construction of the early domestic furniture of Morris and Webb.
Screen
1870
Oak screen incorporating a rood, without figures, of 1864. Coved beam with ribs, diapered in gold on a blue Ground. By Bodley.
Screen
1878
Oak screen in the south aisle, dividing the organ chamber from the body of the church. By Bodley.
Chest
c. 17th Century
Chest. Oak, iron-bound.
Font (component)
1865
Copper font ewer by Bodley.
Sedilia
1865
Oak, in the form of a bench. By Bodley.
Bells
Bell 2 of 3
Founded by Thomas Norris 1632
Dove Bell ID: 51935 Tower ID: 18933 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 32.38" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by Tobias I Norris 1606
Dove Bell ID: 51936 Tower ID: 18933 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 451 587
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.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
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 | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
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.
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