Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a medieval church largely altered in the 1980s. It comprises a nave, chancel, west tower, and a north porch. A significant extension was added to the nave in 1980, creating a side chapel within the original chancel space, and a further addition at the north-west corner houses utility areas. The church is built primarily of flint rubble dating to the 13th and 14th centuries, mostly plastered over except for the north porch, with freestone dressings. Some early 16th-century work is in red brick, and the 20th-century extensions are also brick. The roofs are covered in plain tiles.

The design features numerous mid-to-late 13th-century lancet windows in the north and south walls. The east window is a triple lancet framed by a large outer arch, with a group of blind multifoiled sinkings in the head. Other 13th-century features include a piscina with moulded shafts and a priest's doorway in the south wall. Around 1300, the south and north nave doorways were constructed, the latter having a 15th-century plank door, along with the west doorway and a Y-traceried window above. A large, parapet-gabled porch of the mid-14th century is set to the north, incorporating 2-light side windows. The arched doorway is ornamented with ballflower carving on the hoodmould, and above it is a niche with a cusped trefoiled head. A 15th-century 2-light window is located on the north nave wall.

The nave and chancel walls were raised in the early 16th century to accommodate a new roof, constructed in red brick with 2-light clerestory windows, mostly plastered. The nave roof consists of 5 bays while the chancel roof comprises 2 bays; both are of similar date and design, with arch-braced hammer beams and king posts on high collars. The original chancel arch and wall were removed during the building's phases. An unmoulded rood beam remains, although the screen has since been lost. The early 16th-century tower sits upon the 13th-century walling of the nave. A small room, perhaps a priest's cell, is located on the south side of the tower, featuring a pair of arched alcoves and a blocked external doorway. The tower's faces are decorated with a diaper pattern created with burnt headers. It has 2-light belfry openings and battlemented parapets, alongside a projecting stair turret on the north wall.

The chancel floor holds two 18th-century marble ledger slabs. A panelled wall in the chancel displays the Ten Commandments, while similar panels in the nave depict the Credence and Lord’s Prayer. Another panel displays the Arms of George III, and two further coats of arms are located in the tower.