Mattersey All Saints

Features and Fittings

The principal altar
and altar rails

Altars

1 of Oak in the Sanctuary (66" x 31½" x 35" high)

1 of Oak in Lady Chapel (65½" x 25½" x 39" high)

Pulpit

Carved Oak, on a stone base, fitted with brass sermon desk.

A small brass plate is inscribed:

This CRAFS desk for pulpit is the offering of Walter Archer ELLIS Mattersey Hill AD 1908
The head of the
eagle lectern

Lectern

Carved Oak eagle lectern

A brass plate inscribed:

In Memory of William Huntris d. 1912

An inscription reads:

To the Glory of God and in grateful memory of William Huntris of Mattersey Hall who died on 26/11/1912 from his loving wife and three sons
The font and cover Detail of carving
on the font

Font

Victorian - stone font supported on four black marble columns.

Font Cover

Victorian - Carved Oak in Gothic style. Connected to counterbalance weight

Note: Archive material states that the font and canopy where installed on 8 July 1857 in memory of the Rev W C Fenton (died 1885) resulting from subscriptions collected by his 3 daughters

Screen

1 oak crosspiece - fronting the lower tower.

Sculpture

Carving of
St Martin
Carving of
St Helena
On the South Sanctuary Wall

St Martin dividing his clock with a beggar

On the North Sanctuary Wall

St Helena finding the true cross

Both of these reliefs date from the early part of the 14th century. They were discovered under the Chancel floor in c1800 and were stored in the vestry. They are much worn and probably came from Mattersey Priory, perhaps from a stone reredos.