The doorway to the church is the oldest remaining feature,
dating from about 1220.
The weather-boarded tower with its Broach Spire has been rebuilt
at least twice, once in Medieval times and again in the 19th
Century. The Spire has been completely re-shingled with cedar wood
shingles, and is unique in construction, being built around one
central vertical post seated upon a massive cambered beam.
There are three bells, the first by Thomas Laurence early in the
16th Century and inscribed 'Sainte Nicolai Ora Pro Nobis'; the
second by James Bagley dated 1712, and the third by Robert Mot in
1578. The ships bell on the Mayflower was also cast by Robert Mot,
giving Doddinghurst a direct connection with the Pilgrim Fathers!
At least one of these was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry,
which is casting bells on the same site today. The Foundry moved to
this site in the 1570's making the bell in All Saints one of its
earliest.
The church retains the oldest Marriage Register in England
dating back to 1755.
If anybody would like to expand on this series please do so.
Could you please let sadexploration know first so he can keep track
of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.