Church Of St Matthew

The Church of St Matthew is a church built in 1866 by R.R. Rowe. It is constructed from gault brick with red brick dressings and has slate roofs. The church features a Greek cross plan, consisting of an octagonal central core with four radiating arms. Each exposed side of the central core is illuminated by two paired lancet windows with a central oculus. The roof is pyramidal, leading to a glazed octagonal lantern, which is topped with a pyramid roof and four gablets. The radiating arms are pierced by two twin lancets with oculi at the gable ends, and smaller, similar paired lancets on the flanks. There is a bell-cote on the west arm, which has clock faces below. The interior is designed as a preaching house in response to the Oxford Movement, featuring a wide central space with a pine-clad roof and lantern.