{"id":138,"date":"2018-01-02T17:36:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T17:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scsparishchurches.uk\/?post_type=ctc_location&p=138"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:42:44","slug":"all-saints-seagrave","status":"publish","type":"ctc_location","link":"https:\/\/scsparishchurches.uk\/index.php\/locations\/all-saints-seagrave\/","title":{"rendered":"All Saints’ Seagrave"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SeagraveAll Saints’ Seagrave<\/h3>\n

Seagrave Parish Church is open daily (except Christmas Day) to visitors from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (4:00 pm in winter)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like our two sister churches people from across the\u00a0benefice attend our range of services.\u00a0 Our family service is at 9:30 am on the third Sunday of the month, where breakfast is served from 9:00 am.\u00a0 Our other services are at 5 pm and offer different experiences; they include, songs of praise, evening worship and BCP communion.\u00a0 We offer a warm welcome to newcomers.<\/p>\n

Seagrave Parish Church is a Grade II* listed building.\u00a0 Only 4% of listed buildings in England are of this status and are classified as particularly important buildings of more than special interest.\u00a0 Members of Seagrave Church PCC are very active in a organising a range of activities that raise funds to assist with maintenance and the enhancement of facilities.\u00a0 The are also involved in various\u00a0village fund raising activities.<\/p>\n

The parish of Seagrave which has lived in relative seclusion over the centuries has a church with a history, like that of the village, which can be traced back to Saxon times.\u00a0 It is dedicated to All Saints, which tends to be a 13th century dedication, but parts of the fabric pre-date this by some two hundred years.\u00a0 It is highly probable that the church occupies the site of the Saxon church which served the existing village.\u00a0 The font is late Saxon \/ early Norman. The communion table is of especial interest being a Mensa (three of the consecration crosses are still visible) though it is thought to date from much earlier than medieval times.\u00a0 Other items of interest are the early musical instruments and the chancel windows – the south one being of beautiful Murano glass and its opposite in the chancel north wall contains a mistake.\u00a0 Try spotting it if you come to visit the church!<\/p>\n

Seagrave, never having ‘suffered’ the consequences of excess wealth, the church remains plain, unadorned and much as it must have been when the rood screen, wall paintings and other decorations were removed at the Reformation.\u00a0 Twentieth and twenty-first century alterations make it much more convenient for the needs of modern congregations.<\/p>\n

Further architectural details are provided by Pevsner and may be accessed on the\u00a0Charnwood Listed Buildings web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Detailed records of Rectors (since c1180) and of Baptisms, Marriages, Burials etc. (1690 – 1910) are available on the Seagrave Village web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Stone mensas were removed, and in general destroyed, at the time of the Reformation.\u00a0 After that time it was no longer permissible to make Communion Tables from stone.\u00a0 Seagrave’s mensa had been thought to be a gravestone but was discovered against the east wall of the chancel by the Archdeacon of Leicester, Ven. R B Cole.\u00a0 It was restored to its present position in 1974.<\/p>\n

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The late Saxon \/ early Norman font is the oldest part of the church and is set on the recently refurbished floor.\u00a0 It is described by Pevsner as “Circular Norman font, blank arcading with colonettes carrying segmental arches.”<\/p>\n

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The Serpent is a 16th Century musical instrument.\u00a0 The two sets of finger holes are just visible on the centre portion of the instrument.\u00a0 The serpent and the ophicleide were in regular use for church music for many years.\u00a0 A\u00a0demonstration<\/a>\u00a0of the Serpent being played is available on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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During recent renovations (August 2013) a piece of plaster fell off the north aisle wall revealing mediaeval painting. A haloed head is clearly visible, with a representation of hair – yellow ochre with red drawing of rolls and curls – that is typical of the late C13th \/ early C14th period. Wall paintings illustrating biblical scenes were routinely destroyed or whitewashed and over-painted with scriptural texts as part of the Reformation movement in the mid C16th. Traces of such text in black lettering are clearly evident.<\/p>\n

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The large array of tapestry kneelers made by villagers is a feature of the church.\u00a0 These include a number of unique designs relating to the church and village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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