Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church built between 1901 and 1902 by architect W. R. Lethaby, commissioned by Alice Madeleine Foster in memory of her parents, Eben D. and Julia M. Jordan. The church is constructed from coursed and squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, featuring concrete vaults, a thatched roof, weatherboarded cladding, and a tiled roof on the bell tower above the south porch. It is designed in the style of the Arts and Crafts Movement and includes a nave, a south porch with a bell tower, a crossing tower, north and south transepts, and a chancel.

The nave has a three-light square-headed window to the left and a similar window along with another square-headed light to the right of the south porch, which is topped by the bell tower. The bell tower has a pyramidal roof with latticed vents, and the steeply pointed-arched doorway features two plain chamfered orders. Inside, there is a semicircular-headed inner doorway with moulded jambs and decorative panels above, showcasing a central cross with stars flanked by four flying doves. The gable end of the south transept has a square-headed window with latticed tracery and an elongated quatrefoil in the upper lozenge.

The central tower is square and squat, adorned with chevron ornament below the parapet, and has two square-headed windows with undulating lattice-type tracery, along with two pairs of triangular-headed windows on the east and west faces. The chancel contains two square-headed windows, each with a pair of quatrefoils.

The interior reveals the use of concrete in the vault, supported by steeply pointed transverse arches in sandstone. The interior fittings are contemporary with the church. The font, designed by Lethaby, features a circular bowl with an entwined vine motif in relief, while the choir stalls display panelled reliefs of hedgerow flowers. A tapestry flanking the altar, designed by Burne-Jones and made by Morris & Co, depicts two angels. The Church of All Saints is a fine and impressive example of its date.