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All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney

Coordinates: 52°04′28″N 1°16′26″W / 52.0744°N 1.2740°W / 52.0744; -1.2740
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All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney
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52°04′28″N 1°16′26″W / 52.0744°N 1.2740°W / 52.0744; -1.2740
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://allsaints-mc.church/
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DiocesePeterborough
Clergy
RectorRev Nick Leggett[1]

The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England. It has been listed Grade I.

Architecture

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The building is early 14th-century Decorated Gothic. The nave has a clerestory, north and south aisles and four-bay arcades.[2]

The west tower and spire are later Medieval Perpendicular Gothic additions. The top of the spire is about 150 feet (46 m) above ground.[3] In the 18th century the spire survived three lightning strikes: in 1720, 1794 and 1797.[4]

Restoration

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Detail of All Saints' chancel north window designed by Edward Burne-Jones, depicting Christ being laid in his tomb

All Saints was restored under the direction of George Gilbert Scott in 1865.[3] During the restoration notable stained-glass windows were added that were designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris, Philip Webb, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Simeon Solomon and made by Morris & Co. There are also mosaics made by James Powell and Sons, one of which was designed by Henry Holiday.[5][2]

People associated with All Saints

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William Edington was Rector 1322–35.[5] He was consecrated Bishop of Winchester in 1345.

All Saints' churchyard has a number of historic grave monuments:

Horton family mausoleum, designed by William Wilkinson and made by Thomas Earp in 1866–67

References

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  1. ^ "Rector: Middleton Cheney parish council". Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1371514)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 304.
  4. ^ Lewis 1931, pp. 306–310.
  5. ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 305.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Chest tomb approximately 8 metres south of south east corner of south aisle of Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1041146)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Chest tomb and 3 headstones approximately 3 metres south of south east corner of south porch of Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1041147)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Headstone approximately 5 metres south of south east corner of chancel of Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1041148)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  9. ^ Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 306.

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