Site of 13th century church, 'All Saints Church', East Hanningfield (EHER 7506)

Site of church with 13th century origins, which was burnt and abandoned in 1883. It was subsequently cleared away and no trace of the building remains, and the graveyard is disused.

Site of demolished church. There was a brass loose in the chancel, with inscription only surviving, dated 1606, and a slab with an indent on the floor. The plate included a large late 17th century cup and a brass alms basin of foreign origin Church with nave walls of puddingstone and pebble rubble, the rest of the building brick; mainly brick dressings; slate roof. Nave dated by RCHM to 13th century or earlier, on the thickness and materials of the walls and the presence of a wall painting of around 1300. The chancel was rebuilt in early 16th century and the north aisle added. After a fire in 1883 the church, except the chancel, was left roofless and ruinous, the chancel cut off by a wooden wall and re-roofed. Features and fittings included: the red brick chancel contained four-centred arched windows and a doorway (blocked), early 16th century; the nave had an early 16th century north arcade in brick, an early 16th century brick window in the south wall, signs of a former porch on the south wall, details of a 14th century window in the west wall, the early C16 north aisle had a four-centred arched window and two reset 15th century windows; there was extensive remains of late 13th century or early 14th century painting in the nave south wall, a possibly 14th century piscina in the nave south wall, a 15th century one in the chancel made with reused 15th century window material; and an early 16th century stoup in the nave. <1> Pevsner reported the church as ruined and neglected; the wall paintings had been removed to the Victoria and Albert Museum. <2> <3> OS card (1962) reported the church and mortuary chapel remains had been `recently' cleared away and no trace of the building remained. The graveyard was disused. <4> The church has been demolished and the graveyard is overgrown. Morant described the church as "body and chancel, both tiled. Steeple containing four bells, is only a boarded frame standing on W end with a shingled shaft. At N. side of the church and part of the chancel is chapel or chantry built in brick". <5> <6> Site Management: = Recommended for scheduling. <5> Site Assessment = RCHM regarded wall paintings as noteworthy. <1> The church has been completely demolished and the graveyard is overgrown. <5> Information from NRHE All Saint's Church [G.T.] (Remains of) <7> All Saints Church, the nave is dated to the 13th century Burnt in 1883 and abandoned. <1> The remains of All Saint's Church and the Mortuary Chapel (OS 25") have recently been cleared away, and no trace of building remains. The graveyard is now disused. <8> Additional reference. <9>