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All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Tower Crumbling

As you enter the church stop before the font and look up into the bell tower which supports the 160 feet spire. This area dates from c1380 and replaced the tower originally built with the 12th century…

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Mason’s Mark WA

Looking up at the first arch to the west of the northern aisle the initials WA can be seen. There is also a faded devotional mark that resembles a flower head adjacent near the apex of the arch.…

All Saints Church Moulton POIs – Victorian Lectern

This one of two Victorian lecterns in the church and were designed as reading desks for the reading from the Bible. The other one (situated by the Rood Screen) is now in regular use for Sunday worship…

All Saints Church Moulton POI – The Matching Pair of Coffin Trestles

We have a matching pair of trestles which were originally used to support the coffin during a funeral. They are simply crafted but a good example of local rural carpentry. It is not known exactly how …

All Saints Church Moulton POI – 36th of July Ledgerstone

The ledger stone of Prudence Corby. Closer inspection shows the corrected mistakes made by the stonemason in the lettering. Notably the dates of her death is inscribed as "Julye 36th 1793"!…

All Saints Church Moulton POI – Bases of Columns Norman Foundations

Traces of Norman foundations at the bases of the pillars can be seen. The floor of the Nave was originally much lower, but during the restoration of the church in the 19th century it was raised by 18 …

All Saints Church Moulton POI – New Font and Medieval Font

This was installed as part of the considerable Victorian remodelling project in 1867-8. The early medieval font was found by The Reverend Jackson in a nearby stables and brought back to the church.…

All Saints Church Moulton POI – Three Hatchments

The coats of arms in the 3 hatchments are attributed to the Bolton family, important landowners in the Moulton area during the 18th/19th century. These were hung outside the home of the deceased to an…

All Saints Church Moulton POI – Devotional Marks

Prior to building the new tower and west entrance, the original west door was in line with the floor ramp up to the font. Look closely at the pillars and you can see devotional marks scratched into th…

All Saints Moulton POIs – Bells

Stand just inside the western door and look upwards. There is a blue circle in the centre of the vaulting. This is where the bells were hauled up into the bell tower above. There are six bells, the ea…

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