All Saints Church, Crondall

About

All Saints Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Crondall, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and stands at the highest point in the village. Much of the church dates from the Norman period, although the original central tower was replaced by a brick one at the north-east corner in 1659 and some alterations, particularly to the fenestration, the nave arcades and transepts, and the north porch, were made in two stages during the 19th century. According to Nikolaus Pevsner it is "a puzzle church and an extremely powerful one", while it has also been called "one of the finest parish churches in the country" and the "cathedral of North Hampshire" (Rev. Charles Stooks). Of the 19th-century restoration of the building, Simon Jenkins states that "for once the Victorian does not emerge the winner, especially in the chancel", which latter John Betjeman terms "splendid".

Coordinates

51.2300, -0.8631

Address

Crondall, Hampshire

Established

1170

Official site

www.assm.org.uk

Sources

• wikipedia: All Saints Church, Crondall (CC BY-SA 4.0)