Listed Building record MDO9188 - Church of All Saints, Dewlish

Anglican Parish Church. C12 origin, altered and enlarged in C14, C15 and C16. Restored 1872, Architect T H Wyatt, when south aisle remodelled and organ chamber added. Walls mainly of rubble stone and flint. Nave roof slated.

The parish church of All Saints at Dewlish is of 12th century origin. The tower was built late in the 14th century, the
chancel is of the late 15th century and the north aisle was added early in the 16th century.

The north porch is 18th century, and the south aisle arcade is a 19th century insertion, probably dating from the
restoration of 1872. <3>

Church of All Saint's. <4>

<1> DOE (HRR), 1951, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorchester Rural District 1951, 25 (Scheduling record). SWX2329.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 77559818) All Saint's Church (NAT)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 84 (Monograph). SDO146.

<4> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 176 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<5> Matthews, P, St. Andrew, Milborne St. Andrew, Official Guide, All Saints, Dewlish (Monograph). SDO18187.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454599 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 15 2025 4:06PM