Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building located on Church Lane in Rudston. It features a west tower dating from the 12th century, early 13th century aisles to the nave, a late 13th century chancel, and 19th century additions including a belfry and porch, along with various alterations such as tracery. The church is constructed of ashlar stone with some repairs in red tile and has slate roofs.

The structure includes a three-bay chancel and a three-bay aisled nave, with a south porch and a west tower. The nave displays a chamfered plinth and three-light square-headed windows featuring Reticulated tracery. The aisles have a low parapet, while the nave has a coped gable topped with a cross finial. The chancel is lower and has a double chamfered plinth. There is a priest's door in the west bay, supported by nook shafts and two moulded orders. The chancel features a chamfered string at sill level, two-light windows with Geometrical tracery, and gabled buttresses with crocketed finials, along with a low parapet. The east window has four lights with Geometrical tracery, set under a coped gable with a cross finial.

The west tower consists of three stages, with small lancets on the lower stage, a sill band, and two-light belfry openings that include mid-wall shafts and a tympanum with circular sound holes, all within round-headed openings featuring chamfered imposts and plain reveals. The tower is topped with a pyramidal roof behind a battlemented parapet on a corbel table.

Inside, the church has a 12th century tower arch, early 13th century aisles supported by round piers and abaci that lead to pointed double-chamfered arches, and a late 13th century chancel arch. There is early 14th century sedilia with continuous mouldings and crocketed gables, along with a 14th century piscina adorned with foliage and a human face. The 12th century font features alternating circle and lozenge ornament. Additionally, in the south aisle, there is a monument to the local author Winifred Holtby, who is buried in the churchyard.