Church Of St Philip

The Church of St Philip is an Anglican church built between 1899 and 1900, with completion in 1913, designed by Wood and Kendrick. It is constructed of red brick with terracotta dressings and features clay plain tile roofs with gabled ends. The church has a plan that includes a 5-bay nave flanked by north and south aisles. In 1913, a chancel, Lady chapel, and vestries were added to the east end, along with a baptistery in a small apse at the west end, all following the original designs.

Architecturally, the church is in the Perpendicular style. The east gable of the nave is adorned with large crocketed pinnacles and panel tracery at the apex, topped with a cross. It features a large 5-light Geometric/Perpendicular east window, beneath which is a foundation stone inscribed with the date 1913 and the architect's name. The west window has three large lancets under a pointed arch, flanked by buttresses, with a cross at the apex of the gable and a polygonal baptistery below. The clerestorey has pairs of 2-light straight-headed windows, while the low aisles contain 3-light windows under segmental arches with buttresses in between. There is a porch at the west end of the south aisle, featuring a moulded terracotta doorway with a traceried tympanum and an ogee hoodmould. The gabled vestries on the south side of the chancel have similar doorways and segmental-headed windows with Perpendicular tracery, a continuous hoodmould above, and an oculus in the gable. The Lady chapel is located on the north side at the east end of the north aisle.

Inside, the church features 5-bay arcades with moulded terracotta 2-centred arches and circular stone piers with carved capitals. The interior is richly furnished, including a carved rood screen with a Crucifix, a Communion rail, an altar and reredos, choir stalls, a pulpit, and a font with a cover. The benches, dating from the 1860s, were sourced from another church. The church also contains stained glass windows and an organ by Hawkins of Lichfield.