Monument record MCC7006 - All Saints' Church, Wakes Colne

Summary

The church was restored in C19 when the E. wall was rebuilt and the S. vestry and organ chamber added.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8896 2860 (29m by 12m)
Map sheet TL82NE
County ESSEX
Civil Parish WAKES COLNE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

The church was restored in C19 when the E. wall was rebuilt and the S. vestry and organ chamber added. Features and fittings include: bells of 1662, 1707 early C17 brasses in chancel and nave; monument of 1617 on S. wall of chancel plate includes cup of 1702.<1><2> Chancel extended eastwards in C19.<4>

Site Assessment = The pleasantly foliated churchyard has been subjected to a modest amount of `tidying'.<3>

Five digital photographs of All Saints' Church, Wakes Colne, taken August 2016.<5>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- AP: unknown. 1988. 92-2.
  • --- AP: unknown. unknown. 159-10.
  • <1> DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, pp.225-226.
  • <2> Monograph: Bettley, James and Pevsner, Nikolaus. 2007. The buildings of England: Essex. pp.802-803.
  • <3> Monograph: Rodwell, Warwick J with Rodwell, KA. 1977. Historic Churches: a wasting asset. p.104.
  • <4> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Colchester Rural. p.324.
  • <5> Photograph: Tipper, J.. 2016. Photographs of All Saints' Church, Wakes Colne. Digital.

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Record last edited

Sep 15 2016 9:23AM

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