Northampton All Saints

"The living of All Saints' is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £22; net income, £350; patron, Lewis Loyd, Esq. The church, rebuilt soon after the fire in 1675, from designs by Sir Christopher Wren, is a spacious edifice in the Grecian style, having in the centre a cupola supported on columns of the Ionic order, and at the west end the original square embattled tower, which escaped the conflagration, and in which is a dial illumined with gas. There is also a portico of twelve lofty Ionic columns sustaining a cornice and balustrade, in the centre of which is a statue of Charles II.; on the pedestal is recorded his donation of 1000 tons of timber for the rebuilding of the church. The interior is appropriately ornamented: the altar-piece is decorated with paintings of Moses and Aaron, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; the chan- cel is separated by a richly-carved oak screen, and among the monuments are, one to the memory of the learned Dr. Conant, prebendary of Norwich, and vicar of the parish, and a handsome one by Chantrey to Spencer Perceval, many years member for the borough. St. Catherine's church, in the parish of All Saints, built by subscription, aided by the Trustees of Hyndman's bounty, was consecrated October 10th, 1839: the living is in the gift of the Trustees." [Samuel Lewis. A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)]