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Pencil drawing showing a stone arched doorway beside an ornate vaulted tomb canopy with a recumbent effigy inside.

Little Shelford church, c 1885, by Henry Moule (MoC8/147/51)

All Saints, Little Shelford

History of All Saints

Listed Building:

Parish church of C12 origins but much altered in C14 and C15 and again in 1854 and 1878.

Stone church with a tall crenellated tower, red tiled roof, wooden porch, and gothic windows set in a grassy graveyard.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Line drawing of a medieval couple holding hands; she wears a long gown and veil, he wears plate armor and a sword at his hip.

T de Freville and Wife, c.1405, Little Shelford

A brass engraving shows a medieval woman in a veil and a knight in plate armor holding hands, standing above small animals.

Brass at All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A close-up metal engraving shows the lower legs of two figures and three dogs, one wearing a collar with bell-shaped charms.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)1

Looking through a stone arch into a church nave with wooden pews, a timber-vaulted ceiling, and a central spiral staircase.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Interior view of All Saints Church, featuring a wide pointed arch leading to the chancel, wood-paneled ceilings, and altar.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Gothic-arched stained glass window showing three figures with haloes on the left and an angel with red wings on the right.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Stained glass window in three panels featuring a central crucifixion scene above a decorative metal screen in a stone arch.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Five-light stone mullion window with lattice glazing set above a decorative metal screen and carved wooden panelling.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Dark wooden panelling with small quatrefoil cutouts sits beneath a diamond-paned stone-mullioned window in a white room.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

An ornate wooden screen with alternating red and white panels sits before a leaded glass window inside a church.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A brass plaque mounted on a wall with engraved historical text and an heraldic shield featuring fleurs-de-lis and a crossbow.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

The upper section of a stone-mullioned Gothic window frame contains panels of decorative leaded glass, some featuring fragments.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A stone niche containing a carved figure between two latticed windows, with a small vase of colorful flowers on the ledge.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Marble wall monument featuring an inscription for William, Sarah, and Elizabeth Ingle topped by a carved stone crest.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A flat wooden table on a black wheeled carriage frame stands on a purple carpet, with an information sign resting on top.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A wooden effigy of a recumbent figure rests on a stone tomb set within a recessed arched wall niche inside a church.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A brass memorial plaque engraved with text and a heraldic shield, mounted to a wall with visible screw fixings.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A cream-colored church wall displays multiple white marble and metal memorial plaques of varying sizes and classical designs.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

White marble wall memorial featuring a carved elephant, swords, and flags above engraved text commemorating the Wale family.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A stained glass window showing a robed figure holding a sword sits above a stone memorial plaque commemorating Henry John Wale.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A horizontal stone slab with carved Celtic knot patterns embedded in a flint and mortar wall above a gravel ground surface.

All Saints Little Shelford(RGL2026)

A rectangular wooden plaque with gold painted lettering detailing the history and restoration of a 1633 Jacobean pulpit.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

An ornately carved wooden pulpit stands in a church interior next to a dark wood memorial plaque on the stone wall.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A weathered, rectangular stone carving with decorative, swirling incised patterns set into a rough flint and mortar wall.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

A square stone block embedded in a rough wall features a carved, stylized cross with curved, symmetrical floral-like arms.

All Saints Little Shelford (RGL2026)

Newspaper clipping showing a bride and groom standing together, with an inset of eight bridesmaids in a line holding bouquets.

Little Shelford wedding, date unknown, dress by Constance Pyle

Building dates

Built 1100–1199

Source for this date

Built 1100–1199: Listed building: C12 (grade II*)

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Henry Moule
Listed building
medieval
pyle

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