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The Church Building
Situated in the heart of the stone town of Stamford, All Saints' has been described by Simon Jenkins in England's Thousand best churches' in these words: 'The whole composition faces the main square in a bravura display of Gothic architecture, expressing Stamford's confidence in its mercantile wealth.'
The present church was built in the 13th century but a church was already on this site at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. In the 15th century brothers William and John Browne, wealthy wool merchants, rebuilt much of the church that had suffered damage as a result of neglect or by the actions of the Lancastrian armies during the Wars of the Roses.
The church has much to attract visitors. Memorial brasses of the Browne family, blank arcading on the south and east walls, an angel roof, a reredos of the Last Supper and high quality stained glass windows are just some of the features which are worth seeing. The Church is open every day from 8-30am until 5-00pm for visitors and for quiet prayer.
Read more about the church's history here.
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