Ashfield District Council: 3. Ruins of Church of All Saints, Annesley park

3. Ruins of Church of All Saints, Annesley park

Name of Building: Ruins of Church of All Saints
Address: Annesley Park, Annesley
Grade of Building: I
Date of Listing: 13/10/66
Grid Reference: SK55SW
Group Value: Yes
Serial No: 6/3

Ruins of Church of All Saints Parish church, now a roofless ruin. C12, C13, C14, C15. Coursed and squared rubble. Moulded plinth, string course and moulded eaves band. Windows are mainly unglazed broken openings.

West Tower, nave south aisle, chancel. West tower, single stage, has covered eaves and remains a parapet. North west corner has canted stair turret. West side has C13 cusped double lancet.

Nave north side has two large buttresses with string courses, and remains of three windows.

South aisle has central buttress and two pairs of gabled corner buttresses. To the left, chamfered C13 door. To the right, remains of three mid C14 ogee double lancets. West end has similar double lancet. East end has broken opening.

Ruins of Church of All Saints Two bay chancel has a broken opening to the north and to the east. South side has central late C14 doorway, flanked by the remains of a square headed double lancets.C13 tower arch, double chamfered and rebated, has octagonal imposts. South aisle has moulded shafts.Chancel archway has C14 octagonal moulded imposts. Chancel south side has small C13 piscina. This building was superseded by a new church in 1874 and allowed to decay. Most of the monuments were removed to the new building. The ruins were consolidated in 1985.