Woolstone : All Saints

Located within the shadow of Uffington White Horse and within a brisk walk of Wayland’s Smith long barrow, All Saints is a late Norman church built in 1195. within the Transitional period of architecture.

About this church


This date is supported by the Romanesque north door which has the more restrained semi-circular orders of decoration typical of the period. Less typical, however, are the two badly-weathered but still distinguishable large grotesque label stops at the end of the outer order of decoration. The chancel was replaced in 1230 and later that century a transept was added, but since then it has remained largely unchanged, aside from repairs and restorations. By the end of the 15th century new roof timbers and a lead roof had replaced the original thatch. This lasted until 1867 when in turn the lead was replaced by the stone tiles visible today. The 1663 bell was re-cast in 1890 and bears the words ‘God Bless Woolstone’. A vestry was added in 1974.

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