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All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Victorian Font

Placed in All Saints in 1719, it is allegedly based on a font in St James Piccadilly carved by Grinding Gibbons. Adam and Eve are represented either side of the column with the coiled serpent. The tre…

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Poor Box

Thought to be locally made sometime between the late 17th and early 18th century. Donations made were distributed between the poor and needy of the parish. During the 18th century it was used by the b…

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Royal Coat of Arms

These were required to be displayed in churches after the Reformation... to remind parishioners that the Monarch was the head of the Church of England and not the Pope! …

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Piscina next to Nave

The piscina in the north aisle was part of a former chapel or chantry. This area would have been funded and used for private prayers solely for the benefactor and family by a dedicated priest. &nbs…

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Candle Cupboard near Pulpit

The candle cupboard was made from parts of the salvaged 3 tier pulpit. …

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Vestment Chest

Used to store the altar cloths. The altar colours are changed in accordance with the seasons of the Christian Anglican church calendar. …

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – St Anthony Chapel Piscina

The modern choir vestry hides part of this area, thought to be dedicated to St Anthony. There is evidence of a piscina alcove although the basin is cemented over.…

All Saints Church Moulton POI – Candle Holders on Pillars

There are a number of candle holders on the pillars in the Nave. …

All Saints Church Moulton POI – Harrox Window

Dedicated to John Harrox who endowed land and money in his will in 1561 for the foundation of a Grammar School in Moulton and the provision of aid to 'persons in need, hardship or distress.' The windo…

All Saints Church Moulton POI – WW2 Memorial

The WW2 list of Old Moultonians by the Harrox Window. FL Leonard Porter was the son of the village butcher and former head boy of Moulton Grammar school. He was a brilliant scholar and w…

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