Church Of St Antony And Monastery

The Church of St Antony and Monastery was built between 1884, when the foundation stone was laid, and 1891. Designed by the architects Pugin & Pugin, this structure showcases Early English and Geometrical Gothic architectural styles. It is constructed from yellow stock brick with ashlar dressings and features slated roofs, giving it an austere appearance.

The church has a seven-bay nave with a tall clerestory and lean-to aisle roofs, which are doubled on the liturgical south side to accommodate confessionals. There is a gabled chapel to the south and a south-eastern apsed chapel. A rose window is positioned above the High Altar, while a six-light traceried window is located at the west end above the gabled entrance. The clerestory windows are cuspless three-light designs, and there are lancet windows for the confessionals.

The monastery is two stories high and features a transverse gable on the left, with smaller gables in the center and to the right. It uses similar materials to the church, but incorporates blue, chamfered engineering bricks for the window openings. The lower windows consist of paired lancets with leaded lights, and beneath the gables are three-light tracery windows, with one having a pointed head and the others featuring stepped, square heads. The walls are buttressed, and the building is linked to the church. There is a gabled entrance with a porch on the left, which includes a statue of Mother and Child in a canopied niche above.