Astoft

 

Bighton,  Hampshire  -  All Saints Church
12th century

Click photos to enlarge.
Notes in italics from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd (1967)
Yale University Press, New Haven and London.



Dscn7284-transf-u2-405-u0.5-q60.jpg (64386 bytes)            Dscn7283-u2-540-u0.5-q30.jpg (72457 bytes)            Dscn7287-transf-u2-h405-u0.5-q40.jpg (57922 bytes)            Dscn7289-varr-rot-u2-540-u0.5-q40.jpg (63918 bytes)            Dscn7304-transf-u2-405-u0.5-q80.jpg (31881 bytes)

The church is basically 12th century with 13th century additions.
Low W tower, the upper part weatherboarded.
(Interior of tower in last picture).


Dscn7308-varlght-u2-540-u0.5-q60.jpg (41525 bytes)                    Dscn7286-u2-405-u0.5-q60.jpg (42134 bytes)

The chancel is Early Norman (early 12th century), see the one S window.


Dscn7311-transf-varlght-u2-h405-u0.5-q60.jpg (72801 bytes)          Dscn7310-u2-540-u0.5-q50.jpg (63135 bytes)          Dscn7293-transf-u2-h405-u0.5-q60.jpg (74157 bytes)          Dscn7296-varlght-u2-540-u0.5-q60.jpg (53539 bytes)          Dscn7295-transf-u2-h405-u0.5-q60.jpg (60261 bytes)

Late C12 two-bay arcades, typically Hampshire. Short round piers, spurs on the bases, square abaci, but pointed arches with one slight chamfer. The S capitals multi-scalloped, the N capitals with trumpet-scallops developing into a wavy fringe, i.e. a little later.



Dscn7316-varlght-u2-540-u0.5-q60.jpg (61744 bytes)                    Dscn7286-u2-405-u0.5-q60.jpg (42134 bytes)

Genuine E chapels of both aisles, of the date of the arcades, but the S chapel extended later. The exterior shows an E lancet for the S aisle.



Dscn7311-transf-varlght-u2-h405-u0.5-q60.jpg (72801 bytes) Dscn7298-rot-vardrk-u2-540-u0.5-q40.jpg (62971 bytes) Dscn7300-varc-u2-540-u0.5-q50.jpg (63064 bytes)

Screen. 1899 by Comper. By the same no doubt the decoration of the roofs. it is Bodley-inspired. (Right-hand picture is south aisle roof).



Dscn7305-u2-405-u0.5-q60.jpg (35084 bytes)                    Dscn7302-crop-varlght-u2-h405-u0.5-q60.jpg (62117 bytes)

Pillar piscina. The leaf capital goes well with the N arcade.
Font. Of Purbeck marble, table type, but the sides slightly tapered. Four of the flat blank arches to each side. 



Dscn7292-transf-u2-h405-u0.5-q40.jpg (70375 bytes)

Manor House, by the church. The facade must be of c.1675. Five bays, brick. One-bay projection with a big shaped gable and l. and r. of doorway and middle window vertically set ovals, a typical motif of that date. Raised brick quoins at the angles and the angles of the middle projection.

 

Map

 
Home Architecture Index Email:  Maps Link  (U.K.)
 

All photographic images on this website are © Copyright the website owner 2001-2006 unless otherwise stated (email contact above). Full size originals (3-6 megapixels)  are available for approved purposes.