All Saints Church, Long Whatton

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All Saints Church, Long Whatton

All Saints Church stands in the village of Long Whatton, Leicestershire. Built in the 13th century, the church was enlarged and altered over the following centuries. A Grade II* listed building, it contains medieval and early modern features. The church was partly rebuilt in the mid-19th century and again in the early 20th century. Lord Crawshaw donated a medieval chancel screen and a 17th-century pulpit in the late 19th century. The church’s nave has double-chamfered arcades with octagonal piers. The north arcade has five bays, while the south arcade has three taller bays. A clerestory with traceried windows was added in the 19th century. The chancel arch holds a piscina and sedilia, and each aisle contains a piscina. The restored 12th-century font sits near the west door. The tower rises in three stages, with the earliest part dating to the 13th century. The west front shows three steep gables with large three-light windows. The south porch is gabled, flanked by buttresses. Inside, restored traceried wooden screens in the north aisle include fragments from the 15th and 16th centuries. The tower’s top stage has a battlement parapet and cusped tracery windows. The church’s interior reflects centuries of change while preserving earlier work.

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