All Saints Church is a

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church in the

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Ellough Ellough is a civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles. The area is sparsely populated with a mid-2005 population estimate of 40. The parish, ...

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, England. The church is

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in origin and is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade I

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, and is under the care of the

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. The church stands in an isolated position on the top of a low hill, some to the south-east of

Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is located along the A145 r ...

History

The church dates from the 14th century, and a south porch was added in 1602, paid for by Thomas Love. Suckling. A. (1846) 'Ellough, or Willingham All Saints', ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: volume 1'', pp. 53–57
available online
. Retrieved 2011-06-25. Wall paintings were removed in 1643 when William Dowling, a strict puritan, visited the church. Land from the

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of the church of St Marys in

Willingham St Mary Willingham St Mary, also known simply as Willingham, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk located about south of Beccles in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district. At the 2011 United Kingdom census it had a ...

, the site of which is visible from the church, was consolidated with Ellough in the 18th century. The church was

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in 1882 by

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, including the replacement of the east window. Its parish was combined with that of

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in the 1970s and All Saints was largely closed with only occasional services taking place. Richard Aldous Arnold became rector of Ellough in 1830, a post he held for more than 60 years.All Saints, Ellough
Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2011-06-26. He was the father of Australian politician

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and the rower Frederick Arnold, both of whom were born at Ellough.King.C.J. (1969) 'Arnold, William Munnings (1819–1875)', ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, pp 52–53
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, accessed 2011-06-26. Memorials to Arnold and his wife are found on the south wall of the chancel. Arnold is credited with building the parsonage immediately to the west of the church, which dates to around 1830 and is a Grade II listed building.Lewis.S (ed) (1848) 'Ellough, or Willingham (All Saints)', A Topographical Dictionary of England, pp. 158–161
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. Retrieved 2011-06-25.

Architecture

All Saints is constructed in

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with stone dressings. The

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is rendered, and the roofs are

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. Its plan consists of a two-

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nave, a two-bay

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, a south porch, a north organ chamber and a west tower. The tower dates from the 14th century and is unbuttressed. It has two-light bell openings containing Y-

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, and a flat

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. The nave contains 15th-century two-light windows. Its north doorway is blocked, and the south nave doorway and porch date from the 19th century. The chancel has two-light windows on its sides, and a three-light 19th-century east window. Inside the church is a 14th-century

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and a

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. The stairs leading to the former

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loft are still present. The octagonal

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dates from the 15th century, and its bowl is carved with shields and flowers. The

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and the chancel ceiling were designed by Butterfield. The memorials include two brasses in the

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, and there is a ledger slab dating from the middle of the 18th century in the chancel. Many of the fittings have been removed.

References

External links

Suffolk Churches, with photographs of the exterior and interior
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellough, All Saints Church Grade I listed churches in Suffolk Church of England church buildings in Suffolk English Gothic architecture in Suffolk Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust

History

Architecture

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