Parish Church of All Saints, Feering (EHER 13899)

Parish church. 13th-16th century, restored in 19th century. Flint and septaria rubble and red brick in English bond, dressings of brick, clunch and limestone, roofed with handmade red plain tiles and lead. Nave of 12th-13th century origin, Chancel mainly early 14th century, north aisle early 14th century, west tower 15th century, south wall of nave and south porch early 16th century, north vestry 19th century.

Monument description derived from merging EHER 13899, 13900, and 30038. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: All Saints Church (NAT). <1> Parish Church of All Saints, grade A. 13th to 16th century, restored in 19th century. Flint and septaria rubble and red brick in English bond, dressings of brick, clunch and limestone, roofed with handmade red plain tiles and lead. Nave of 12th to 13th century origin, chancel mainly early 14th century, north aisle early about 14th century, west tower 15th century, south wall of nave and south porch early 16th century. The chancel has early 14th century east window. The nave has an arcade of about 1330. The south wall is built or faced with 16th century brick, with 3 early 16th century brick windows. The door of the south doorway is 14th century with 2 original strap-hinges with enlarged shoulders and incised chevron patterns and one 19th century reproduction. The north wall in the north aisle has 3 14th century windows and a late 14th century tomb recess. In the tracery of the middle window of the north aisle is 14th century glass in situ and reset below it glass of various periods and national origins ,including a roundel of a crowned rose with the initials E.R., 16th century. The early 15th century west tower is of 3 stages with a moulded plinth, moulded bands between the stages, 2 diagonal buttresses and a stair-turret in the north-east angle. 2 14th century piscinae. In the floor of the north aisle is a 13th century coffin-lid. Remounted on the 19th century door to the stair turret are 15th century incised strap-hinges. The chancel arch is reported to be by Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1845, reproducing the original of about 1200. Chancel roof is 1960. On the north wall of the chancel is a brass to Judith (Gaell), wife of Robert Aylett, LL.D. 1623, inscription only, and various other monumental stones. There are eight bells of which the 6th, 7th, and 8th were recast by Miles Graye in 1624. RCHM 1. Grade I. <2> - <5> See also: <6> - <10>