Buildings in Two Villages of Milton Keynes and Broughton
All Saints Church

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All Saints Church is widely recognised as one of the most important examples of Decorated Period architecture in North Buckinghamshire. Altough extensively restored by GE Street in the mid nineteenth century, much of the original fabric remains. Street did, however remove the internal plasterwork, which may have destroyed wall paintings such as were found at the neighbouring church of St Lawrence at Broughton.

For a more detailed description, see the section on All Saints Church elsewhere on the website.


Listed building

The building was listed in 1966 with listing particulars as follows.

SP 83 NE MILTON KEYNES WILLEN ROAD west side 4/80 Church of All Saints I Parish Church. C12 origins, mostly Cl4 probably built by Walter Keynes d1330. Coursed stone, plain parapets plastered, with carved grotesques, mostly of reptiles in base mould, buttressed, the buttresses at W. end of nave with ogee headed niche, tympanum of E. gable with restored niches, tile roof. The church consists of chancel with N. aisle, nave, S. porch, and tower at N.E. corner of nave. The chancel arch and E. wall of nave are late C.12 the remains of an older church. The roof and parapets were rebuilt C.19 and the interior restored. The chancel has good Decorated sedilia and piscina and a priest's door, and is divided from the N. aisle or chapel by an arcade of 2 bays. This chapel, probably the chantry of Philip Aylsbury d.1349, has an ogee piscina and an old octagonal font. The nave has three windows and door on the S. side, two windows, door and tower arch on N. side. All the windows have interesting Decorated tracery. The font is C.19 and there is a Georgian carved and painted wood Royal Arms panel, also a chained bible 1613. The S. door has a hood mould with ball flower ornament and free-hanging tracery in the arch. Beside this door is a Holy Water stoup. The S. porch has open arcading of 3 bays on each side, the arches with tracery. The tower has 3 stages, a battlemented parapet and wrought iron weather vane on N.E. corner. In the chancel is a brass with effigy to Adam Babyngton, Rector, 1427 and there are wall monuments to C.18 rectors and one to William Wooton D.D., Rector 1693-1727, probably the builder of the Rectory. According to Browne Willis the N. chapel became a school in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. RCHM II p.199. MON.1.

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