Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church largely dating to the early 14th century, with a 12th-century west tower. It is constructed of flint with limestone and brick dressings, incorporating some reset worked stone, and has slate roofs; the tower has a conical plain-tiled roof. The church comprises a west tower, nave, chancel, and a south porch.

The round west tower has a later stepped parapet and a conical cap. It features two-light bell openings framed by red brick with chamfered surrounds and mullions. Decorative stone panels with pierced openings are set within chamfered brick surrounds on the north, west, and south sides. A three-light west window has chamfered brick mullions and remains of a moulded and cusped head, although the opening has been reduced and rebuilt. The south porch has a moulded brick entrance arch dating to the early 16th century, with flushwork crosses flanking the entrance and in the gable. Lancet windows are located on the east and west sides. A two-light window with restored Perpendicular tracery adjoins the porch. Other nave windows include two and three-light Decorated examples, some with 19th-century restoration. Chancel south windows are from around 1300 and display “Y” tracery. Angle buttresses support the nave and chancel east walls. A three-light east window with tracery, largely restored and renewed, is present. A blocked north doorway is filled with brick.

The 15th-century nave roof features arch-braced principals on wall posts with octagonal pilasters and capitals. Remaining common rafters have traces of painted decoration. The chancel has a 20th-century barrel roof. A massive timber beam supports the studwork of the nave’s east gable. There is no chancel arch. An opening to the chancel is flanked by figure niches; a tall cusped opening is on the north side and an irregular double niche is on the south, retaining some original colouring. Open rood stairs are situated at the north-east corner of the nave. A large and fine 14th-century mural depicting scenes from the life of St. Christopher is on the nave’s north wall. A double-linked piscina is in the south wall of the nave, with a stooling for a figure on the window cill above. An 18th-century pulpit with a backboard and octagonal tester is present. Some old benches have poppyhead ends. In the chancel's south wall are a piscina and dropped cill sedilia. The 15th-century octagonal font is decorated with figure carvings around the bowl and stem, the stem arcaded with vaulted canopies over figure niches and has 20th-century colouring.