Church Of St Alban

Church of St. Alban is a church with a core and tower dating from the early 16th century. It was restored and remodelled between 1869 and 1870 by John Douglas. The church is constructed of ashlar red sandstone with a green slate roof. It comprises a 4-bay nave, 5-bay aisles, a 2-bay chancel, a 3-stage west tower, and a south porch. The timber-framed porch features a 4-centred arched entrance, along with delicately carved brackets, spandrels, and barge boards. Aisle bays are divided by buttresses and have broad 3-light windows with 3-centred heads. A 5-light Perpendicular style east window is present under a label mould. The tower has diagonal buttresses, a cyma moulded west doorcase, and a 3-light west window with a crocketted ogee label mould, flanked by pairs of initialled shields below and empty niches above. Similar 3-light louvred bell openings and gargoyles top an embattled parapet.

Inside, the 4-bay arcades rest on octagonal piers and incorporate a low clerestory with 3-light windows. A broad chancel arch is supported by stiff-leaf corbels. Notable interior features include a good Victorian stone reredos, stained glass including a window by Kempe installed in the south aisle in 1896, and a fine brass chandelier dated 1755.

The tower's design closely resembles that at All Saints, Handley, suggesting it was constructed by the same mason.