Church Of St Alban

The Church of St Alban is a Gothic Revival style church and associated parish rooms and railings, built between 1886 and 1887 to a design by GF Bodley, with a Lady Chapel added in 1898 and parish rooms constructed around 1900. The church is built of red brick with ashlar dressings, some of which are painted, and has slate roofs. The main structure comprises a seven-bay nave and chancel under a continuous roof, with north and south aisles and a Lady Chapel to the south.

The exterior features a plinth, polychrome bands, coped gables, and plain parapets to the aisles. Pointed arched windows with Decorated tracery are a prominent feature. The east end has a five-light window flanked by three-light aisle windows, while the west end incorporates a similar four-light window. The south side displays four windows, each with three lights, separated by gabled buttresses. A gabled bell turret sits on the parapet to the east of the south porch, which itself has a pointed arched doorway and polychrome gable. The north side features five windows and a projecting west bay intended for an uncompleted tower; a single lancet window is positioned above the doorway. The Lady Chapel is a single-story structure with flat-headed windows, stone surrounds, and mullions. Wrought-iron railings and a gate enclose the south porch.

Inside, the church has a pointed arched wooden barrel vault with moulded ribs. The nave and chancel share arcades featuring moulded arches and quatrefoil piers. The chancel has traceried wooden screen with a crest and cross. Additional features include a segment-arched recess to the south-east, a pointed arched recess with shafts at the east end, and arch braced lean-to roofs in the aisles. The north aisle includes a doorway and a stone staircase with a blind-arcaded screen. The south aisle has a central stained glass window from the mid-20th century. The east chapels contain stained glass windows from the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the south chapel incorporates a piscina and doorways into the Lady Chapel. Fittings include a carved and painted octagonal font, a panelled wooden pulpit, a stoup, a collecting box on stems, and various memorial items like a wooden war memorial panel dating to around 1920.