All Saints' church - Knipton, Leicestershire - Anglican and Episcopal Churches on Waymarking.com

"The church of All Saints is a fine building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, north porch and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing a clock and 3 bells, two of which are dated respectively 1717 and 1731; the chancel arch is Early English, but has a semicircular arch: the east end of the north aisle and the chancel retain piscinae: during the restoration a stone, now in the wall of the porch, was found in the north aisle, bearing a figure apparently of a child wearing a stole, and an inscription to John Eyre, son of Christopher Eyre, gent. ob. 24 April, 1563; another stone met with, 2 feet 6 inches in length and about 1 foot wide, has a fine foliated cross, of eight members, rising from a graduated baae: a brass mural tablet was inserted to the memory of Lt.-Col. Lord Robert Manners C.M.G., D.S.O. killed in action in 1917: there is a memorial window, given by Miss Julith Sills, to the Rev. G. Turner, a former rector, and other members of the Turner family; another to John Henry. 5th Duke of Rutland K.G., D.C.L. d. 20 Jan. 1857, and Lady Elizabeth (Howard), his duchess, d. 29 Nov. 1825, given by the parishioners; and one given by Dr. Eaton, in memory of Mrs. Eaton and her children; there is also a small stained window in the tower, presented by Mr. Holland, of Warwick: the silver chalice was purchased from funds left by Mrs. Jane Michel, in 1684: the roof was renewed and restored in 1846, and in 1869 the north aisle and porch were built: there are 220 sittings."

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