Church Of St Anne

The Church of St. Anne is a parish church with origins in the 12th century, located in Ancroft. The nave dates back to the 12th century, while the west end was raised into a tower in the 13th century. The church underwent restorations in 1836 and again in 1870, during which the nave was extended, the chancel was rebuilt, and the doors and windows were replaced. The tower was restored in 1886. The building is constructed of squared stone and features a Welsh slate roof, showcasing a Romanesque style with a chancel, nave, and west tower.

The south side of the nave retains its 12th-century elements up to the mid-point buttress, including a blocked south door with three orders of arches, the outermost adorned with a worn beakhead, slightly projecting from the wall beneath a gable that features an 18th-century sundial. The original 12th-century corbel table and a large buttress, which was formerly at the southeast corner of the nave, are also present. The nave was extended to the east, where new windows and a new south doorway were added in a similar style in 1870.

The tower was raised above the corbel table, featuring two lancet windows and two slit windows for the newel stair on the south side. The west side shows the roof mark of the original towerless church and the band where the corbel table was cut away, along with two faucets and a 12th-century window with shafts. The corbel table originally continued on the north side, with one arch still remaining.

The chancel is two bays in length and is designed in a similar style. Inside, the tower was built to be defensible, featuring a tunnel-vaulted ground floor that blocks the 12th-century doorway, along with a stone newel stair in the corner. The nave and chancel are entirely from the 19th century, with a chancel arch that is quite elaborate, showcasing chevron and billet moulding. The roofs feature king-post designs with arched braces resting on stone corbels that exhibit fine naturalistic carving.