Church Of St Stephen

The Church of St Stephen is a Grade II* listed church built between 1847 and 1849 by architect Benjamin Ferrey. It is constructed from Bargate ragstone and Blyth sandstone, featuring Caen stone cladding on the interior and a slate roof. The stonework is coursed with fine ashlar dressings. This church is an early example of the scholarly Decorated Gothic Revival style, influenced by Ferrey's mentor, Augustus Pugin.

The building includes a northwest tower with a spire, which was truncated in the 1960s, a south transept, and a long chancel. The exterior is adorned with traceried aisle windows that are divided by buttresses and a tall clerestory. Inside, there is a five-bay arcade, with capitals and carving primarily by G.P. White, and a timber trussed roof.

Very little of the original decoration described in the Ecclesiologist of June 1850 remains, apart from some painted decoration above the chancel arch by Hudson. One original window from 1850 by Wailes can still be seen in the south aisle, alongside a Morris & Co. window from 1890, designed by Burne Jones.