Church Of St Faith

The Church of St Faith is a parish church built in 1900 by architects Grayson and Ould, funded by stockbroker Douglas Horsfall. It is constructed of red brick with pink sandstone dressings and features green slate roofs, showcasing a Free Gothic style. The church has a large nave flanked by low north and south aisles, with north and south porches and large transepts. The south-east transept includes a slender octagonal belfry tower, and there is a full-height chancel.

The exterior is characterized by sandstone bands and string courses. The west end of the nave features pronounced angle-buttresses and a large 2-centred arched west window with a deep moulded reveal and intricate tracery. The six-bay side walls are notable for their flying buttresses that span the aisles, which contain two small 1-light windows in each bay, except for the first bay that has prominent square cross-gabled porches with diagonal buttresses and large moulded arches. The nave boasts large 2-centred arched clerestory windows, with varying tracery and run-out hoodmoulds. The gables of the transepts are supported by angle-buttresses and feature large traceried 4-light windows. The tower has a base storey with weathered coping and small square-headed staircase windows on three levels, leading to a tall belfry stage adorned with traceried 1-light windows, a banded brick parapet, and a copper-clad spirelet. The chancel is highlighted by a very large 5-light east window with elaborate tracery.

Inside, the church features brickwork with pale pink sandstone dressings, a wide six-bay nave with an arch-braced hammerbeam roof, and narrow passage aisles with sandstone arcades. The chancel arch is very large and showcases Perpendicular blind arcading, while a notable Perpendicular-style screen serves as a memorial to Horsfall's son, who was killed in the Great War.