Nominal: 889 Hz Weight: 851 lbs Diameter: 35" Bell 1 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1913
Dove Bell ID: 4256 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Longstanton: All Saints
Diocese of Ely
Church, 614095
https://www.5folds.org.uk/Overview
Grid reference: TL 398 664
All Saints’ Church Longstanton is a splendid building, located in the centre of the village and dating back to the mid-Fourteenth Century. It is thought to have been built to replace an earlier church on the same site which was destroyed by fire.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 401 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The first record of a church is in 1217, but there is a strong indication that an earlier church existed, being little more than a timber and thatched hall. At some point the church was rebuilt in stone, but this was destroyed by fire in 1349. All that remains of the original stone church is a small niche in the north wall of the chancel which probably held a statue. Rebuilding was substantially completed by 1361 following the fire. The South porch is Early Perpendicular and appears to have been added after the main body of the church was completed. The tower and spire are believed to be early 15th Century. Between 1873 and 1891 the church underwent a major restoration, mainly paid for by Mr R H Wood, a notable benefactor of the church, and his wife Elizabeth.
Exterior Description
From the Listing Entry:
"Restorations of 1886, and 1891 including chancel and fenestration. Fieldstone with clunch dressings, now replaced by limestone. Tiled roofs. West tower, nave, south porch, North and South aisles, South chapel and chancel. Three stage West tower, embattled, with plinth to five stage diagonal buttresses. Newel staircase in South East angle. Restored West window. Bell chamber openings are C14 of two cinquefoil openings in two-centred head. Beast gargoyles to corners of cornice. Spire of limestone ashlar with two tiers of gabled lucernes. Nave: also of fieldstone with limestone dressings. South aisle has two stage angle buttresses and restored reticulated tracery to C14 windows. South porch rebuilt C19. South chapel, also C14 but restored and reroofed in C19. Some brick to upper courses."
Interior
Interior Description
From the listing entry:
Nave arcade C14-C15 in four bays with two wave moulded orders to two centred arches on octagonal columns with moulded capitals and bases. North aisle has C15-C16 crown posts to lean-to roof. The South chapel contains monuments to the Hatton family, including a tomb chest of alabaster with effigies of Sir Thomas Halton d.1658 and his wife Lady Mary, said to be by E. Marshall, and a canopy of 1770. In the North aisle, reset, is a box pew of late C16 oak, with sunken panelling, frieze of fruit and foliage, dentil cornice and jewelled work to the pilasters. The chancel has C14 sedilia in three bays with cusped ogee arches in square head. There are wide blank arches to North and South walls of chancel possibly originally for chapels.
Bells
Nominal: 1776 Hz Weight: 209 lbs Diameter: 20.06" Bell 2 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1912
Dove Bell ID: 29678 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1670 Hz Weight: 234 lbs Diameter: 21" Bell 3 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1912
Dove Bell ID: 29679 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1490 Hz Weight: 294 lbs Diameter: 23" Bell 4 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1912
Dove Bell ID: 29680 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1333 Hz Weight: 360 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 5 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1912
Dove Bell ID: 29681 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1184 Hz Weight: 468 lbs Diameter: 27.63" Bell 6 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1912
Dove Bell ID: 29682 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1116 Hz Weight: 520 lbs Diameter: 29.38" Bell 7 of 8
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1903
Dove Bell ID: 29683 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 999 Hz Weight: 707 lbs Diameter: 31.88" Bell 8 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1912
Dove Bell ID: 29684 Tower ID: 11562 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 398 664
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
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.
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