Church Of All Saints

PARISH OF ALDERWASLEY HIGG LANE SK 35 SW 2/5 Church of All Saints II Anglican Church. 1849-50 by H I Stevens. Ashlar gritstone, rising from a shallow plinth, with continuous band course linking cills, continuous carved corbel table, and coped gables with moulded kneelers. Crucifix finials to gables, and a graduated slate roof. Built in the Early English style. Nave with shallow sidewall porch, north and south transepts,north sidewall tower, and chancel. Five bay nave, with set back buttresses to west end and three tall lancets, with hoodmoulds with stops. Second bay with shallow porch, with coped gable, and steeply pointed arched doorway with deeply undercut surround with attached shafts. Planked door with decorative scrollwork to strap hinges. South east transept with shallow set-back buttresses, and 2-light pointed arched window, with stylised 'Y' traceried window. Chancel side wall with two lancets beneath hoodmould with carved head stops. Between these windows, a shallow pilaster. Chancel gable with triple lancet window beneath single hoodmould, with head stops, the lancets piercing the ashlar in the manner of plate tracery. Chancel north side door with deeply moulded surround with nail head ornament and attached columns. Three stage tower to rear side wall with set back buttresses to first stage, boldly projecting mouldings to upper tower stages and tall pyramidal cap to tower. Trefoil headed belfry openings with louvres.

Listing NGR: SK3255753213