Segenhoe: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: SP 981 357
The shell of both nave and chancel is eleventh century, and the north arcade is partly thirteenth century and partly fourteenth-century. The church was, however, remodelled in the eighteenth century and appeared Georgian except for the north arcade until trial sections of plaster were removed at the instigation of Dr. Eeles in August 1927, when the earlier features were revealed.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, nave with north aisle and porch, chancel.
Description of Archaeology and History
The shell of both nave and chancel is eleventh century, and the north arcade is partly thirteenth century and partly fourteenth-century. The church was, however, remodelled in the eighteenth century and appeared Georgian except for the north arcade until trial sections of plaster were removed at the instigation of Dr. Eeles in August 1927, when the earlier features were revealed.
Exterior Description
The nave and chancel walls are Norman. Two small but perfect Norman windows remain in the north chancel wall, one of which has a lintel stone cut by an arch round which are three crosses in circles and two saltire crosses, elementary decoration which at first appears Saxon in date. The walls are of brown rubble with pale sandstone quoins. Part of the ancient wall-plate survives on the western part of the wall. The east chancel wall has been much remodelled, but still retains some Norman masonry. All the area above the kneelers of the gable was rebuilt in red brick and a large round- headed window with timber Y tracery was inserted under a brick relieving arch in the eighteenth century. south chancel wall has an eighteenth- century doorway which probably occupies the site of an earlier priest's door and east of this is a blocked window of late mediaeval date.
The chief features of the nave walls are two large round-headed windows in the north and south walls of the same date and design as the east window, while there is in addition a porch on the north side sheltering a doorway of the same period with a four-centred arch. The porch is entirely of brick with small buttresses in line with the north wall.
The lower two-thirds of the west tower are of rubble like the nave and chancel, but of Georgian date, while the angle buttresses are of rendered brick. Like them, the top stage of the tower is of rendered brick with quoins at the angles and round-headed lights with timber Y tracery in each face. The parapet is embattled. The most extensive evidence of the mediaeval fenestration is the outline of a window in the west wall of the north aisle, and a line in the masonry just above this shows the position of the original low-pitched roof which was abandoned when the eighteenth-century designer decided to roof nave and aisle under one wide gable.
Interior
Interior Description
The most notable architectural feature is the north arcade, of four bays with a single thirteenth-century bay at the east end distinguished from the other three by its brown Silsoe stone and less refined design. It has a half-round east respond with a moulded capital, the arch being simply chamfered and with an outer order of chamfering which reaches to the ground. The octagonal pier which comes next also belongs to this period. The next two free-standing piers are quatrefoil in plan with rolls up the angles and moulded capitals and bases. These arches have two sunk wave-moulded orders. On the blind east wall of the aisle is a pretty fifteenth-century niche to which a painted canopy and shafts have been added, an unusual survival.
At the west end of the nave is a doorway and a small window opening into the tower space, but just to the south of these substantial fragments of masonry show the reveal of the early fourteenth-century west window, suggesting that the tower is entirely an eighteenth-century addition re-using older material. This is also borne out by its position opposite the point of the wide eighteenth-century gable rather than at the end of the nave. The chancel arch is a wide plain semi-circle, quite unmoulded but with a little zig- zag on the imposts. Just west of it, on the north side and within the east respond of the arcade is a completely preserved rood stair. The internal walls of the chancel show that in the south wall is a Norman window enlarged in the fifteenth century and near it a fifteenth-century window in the chancel carried down low to form sedilia. The eastern part of the chancel is slightly narrower than the western, and suggests that originally the Norman church was of three cell plan, possibly with an apse.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SP 981 357
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
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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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