Description

TL 4862-4962 MILTON CHURCH LANE
(East Side)
17/116 Parish Church of
31.8.62 All Saints

II*

Parish Church. Norman chancel arch and east nave wall, nave
arcades c.1300. Aisles widened in early C15; north aisle
demolished in 1779 and rebuilt 1864; south aisle restored 1855,
and south porch 1847 with original stone bench. Chancel C13
with C15 priests' door and south window, rebuilt except for
south wall 1847, chancel roof designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.
Nave clerestorey early C16 and roof with ceiling inserted by Rev
Knight (Rector 1776-1790), nave possibly extended in late C14
(with C16 fenestration) to C14 tower with embattled parapet and
finials C15. Vestry 1972, with plans to link south aisle to new
building 1983. Walls of Barnack limestone and limestone ashlar
and rubble plastered, brick repairs, limestone and clunch
dressings. Plain tile roofs with modern tiles to chancel.
South elevation; tower of three stages with moulded plinth and
embattled parapet with corner finials; single light square
headed belfry windows. Clerestorey, two three-light windows
with four-centred heads and sunk spandrels, nave window of four
similar lights with square head and drip mould. South porch,
modern with south doorway seen by Wm Cole in 1744 possibly C16
copy of Norman arch. Two, restored, south aisle windows with
two cinquefoil lights. Chancel, C15 three-cinquefoil light
window and priests' door with head stops. Chancel east wall
monument to Ths Cannon 1726. Interior. Nave arcades of three
bays with shortened bay to west including original porch to
south. Piers, quatrefoil in plan with fillets between, bell
capitals and bases; two-centred arches of two hollow chamfered
orders. South aisle with defaced C15 niche, piscena with shelf,
and locker rebated for door. Nave roof of four bays with braced
moulded tie beams and centre drop finials with rosettes.
Moulded intermediate posts die in late C18 plastered ceiling,
cornice with embattled and banner decoration. Aisle roofs
modern. Chancel arch plain round-headed with roll moulding to
nave springing from plain shafted capitals. Two-centred arched
niche to alter C13. Chancel roof rebuilt; C13 double piscena
with arch to west possibly reduced for inserted sedilia, plain
aumbrey to east. Tower arch two-centred of two chamfered
orders. Font C13 plain octagonal bowl. Brass with two robed
figures and small brass insets of five children inscribed 'Pray
for the soul of William Coke Knight one of the Kings Justices
died 1553', and 'without law the People come to ruin'. Wall
monuments, i) to Elizabeth wife of Samuel Knight 1800, marble
with two sculptred figures by Flaxman, ii) to Samuel Knight
1823 marble with draped altar stone and dove by Chantrey, iii)
to Samuel Knight 1835 and widow 1844, plain pedimented marble
slab by A. Swinton, Camb, and iv) brass plate inscribed John
Harris 1659 with small incised kneeling figures and shield of
arms. Glass in east window of north aisle, Flemish C17 removed
1983 for alterations. South aisle window with three shields of
arms including the arms of Margaret of Anjou, foundress of
Queens College. Chancel east window glass of note, and in south
porch by Constable of Cambridge, glass in south aisle with
intitial I.P.B. 1845. Some reused C17 panelling in pews and
carved panelled door to vestry, fine C17 communion table. Choir
stalls with misericords C15 possibly faced each other. Altar
rail C17 from Kings College chapel introduced by Wm Cole in
1779. Royal arms from Landbeach church above south door.
Clay, W.K. History of Milton 1868
C.A.S. Vol. 7, p. 106, 1888-1891
Humphries, K.P. Transcription of Wm Coke brass 1969
Gunnis, R. p. 91, p. 147
Art Journal 1868 (Flaxman)
Pevsner: Buildings of England p. 442

Listing NGR: TL4802062883

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17544374

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)