Parish Church of All Saints, High Roothing (EHER 4336)

13th century church that was restored in the 19th century when the north vestry was added and the bellcote and the east end walls rebuilt.

Monument description derived from merging EHER 4336, 4337, and 37287. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: The church is nearly 1 mile south-west of the village. It has flint-rubble walls with clunch dressings. The chancel and nave are probably early 13th century, and the south porch probably dates to the late 14th century, and the chancel arch was rebuilt and widened at this time. The font is early 15th century. At the west end are indications of a former wooden bell cote. The church has 14th and early 16th century glass, and the piscina is 13th century and the pulpit is late 15th or early 16th century. The church was restored in the 19th century when the north vestry was added and the bellcote and the east end walls rebuilt. It also has 17th century brasses, and the plate is late 16th or early 17th century. <1> The north door has 13th century ironwork. <2> 1999. Watching brief. Some masonry was found during excavation which is thought to be an early buttress. Four post-medieval graves were located as well. <3> 2005. Watching brief. A trench was dug along the east and west sides of the porch. At the southern end of the trench flint foundations ran north-south. The foundations were slightly deeper than the porch foundations and may represent an earlier structure or are associated with the porch. <4> See: <5> - <8>