Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, restored in later periods. It is constructed of flint with stone and brick dressings, covered by a lead roof. The church comprises a west tower, a nave with north and south aisles, a south porch, and a continuous chancel.

The embattled west tower has three stages, featuring diagonal buttresses and flushwork decoration. The C15 west window has three lights with panel tracery, constructed with alternating brick and flint voussoirs; the ringing chamber has cusped lights, although the tracery to the bell openings is lost. A cruciform opening is visible on the external stair-turret. The buttressed nave has six bays, with the south aisle displaying restored C15 three-light windows in the 19th century, also constructed with alternating brick and flint voussoirs. An external rood stair is marked by stone quoins. The north aisle features C15 three-light square-headed windows; a blocked doorway in the first bay is accompanied by a stoop to the left. The C19 clerestory incorporates two-light, foiled-head windows with alternating white brick and flint voussoirs. The chancel has C19 Decorated windows, and the Priest's door has an ogee arch and finial. The two-storey south porch is situated to the first nave bay and features flushwork on the gabled parapet. The restored doorway has castellated abaci and alternating brick and flint voussoirs. An early 18th century memorial tablet is positioned above the doorway, featuring a semi-circular head, a blank panel, a cherub’s head beneath a scroll support, and a vaulted ground floor. The nave doorway has continuous moulding and a hood mould with figure stops.

Inside, the C14 north arcade is characterized by piers of clustered shafts with fillets and hollows in the diagonals. The south arcade features polygonal shafts with castellated abaci. The roof of the south aisle has arched braces, with tracery and shields in some spandrels, alongside an embattled wall plate. The north aisle roof also features arched braces and principal beams with roll-moulding. The nave and chancel roof has arched braces and a plain wall plate. A rood beam remains in place, and a tall, slim tower arch dates to circa 1400. A piscina is present, having tracery with mouchettes. A wall painting depicts St. Christopher. The organ case incorporates pieces of C17 carved wood, originating from sources dated 1641 and 1649. A font cover is likely from around 1700. The church mostly retains box pews. Some pews, altar rails and a pulpit with stone bases were added by Butterfield in 1857. Royal arms of William and Mary, dated 1696, are displayed, alongside a C17 lectern.