Church Of All Saints

SU 63-6451 (part) VICTORIA STREET

3/43 Church of All Saints - II

1915, by Temple Moore. Generally of perpendicular style; nave and aisles of 4 bays with westward ½ bay with aisle ends screened off as porches. Chancel of 4 bays (narrowing eastwards) in north aisle extended as an eastern chapel, and south side having an aisle corridor with access to vestries. Above the aisle on the south side of the western bay of the chancel is a massive tower. The steep red tile roof continues across nave and chancel but the aisle roofs are of low pitched slate. Walling in Bath stone, irregularly coursed ashlar, with prominent end buttresses, cill band to aisles, and plinth. The east and west windows are large with decorated tracery; the large clerestory windows have single tracery within triangular heads, aisles and vestry have small coupled lights. The tower is a prominent feature, with plain walling and small openings, a ½ octagonal stair turret, crenellated parapet and a shingle-covered pyramid roof in 2 stages. Within, the nave and chancel have delicate mouldings, but the aisles have coupled windows above brick walling (with arched recesses) set within coupled arches with shorter interior curves resting on bold brackets. The easternmost chancel bay is separated by a stone altar screen with a small doorway on each side, with the upper part masked by wooden panelling within an arcade (of 13 units), painted with figures of Christ and the 12 Apostles. The church is complete, with wrought-iron screens, chair stalls, east and side chapels and a font. The ceiling is barrel-vaulted in timber, with panels, the bays being marked by tie-beams on curved brackets.

Listing NGR: SU6223851421