Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church dating from 1869-70, designed by James Brooks in the Gothic style and built by Thomas Blake of Stone Street, Gravesend. The building is constructed of squared Kentish ragstone with Bath stone dressings and a tiled roof. It comprises a nave with a bellcote to the east and north, and a south aisle, a lower chancel with aisles extending from the nave to form two vestries on the north side and an organ chamber on the south side. A north porch provides access, with the west bay of the north aisle serving as a vestibule.

The nave is gable-ended with stone coping and a cross-shaped saddlestone to the west, and features a double-arched, gabled stone bellcote with a cross-shaped iron finial to the east. The clerestory contains three windows with double round-headed arches and circular windows above. Four round-arched windows are located within the aisle, which also features a plinth. The chancel is separated from the nave by a buttress. The clerestory of the chancel has three round-headed arches, and a chimney with a circular stone chimney-pot is also present. The vestries have three rounded-arched windows, and a pointed arched door surround with a cross motif in the tympanum is paired with a Caernarvon arched door featuring zigzag moulding, paterae, and a Celtic-style iron arch to a plank door. The north porch has a pointed arched doorcase with five stone steps, and the inner arch features dogtooth moulding and stiff-leaf capitals. The south door is pointed with a dripmould and an oak plank door with iron scrollwork.

Inside the church, the nave has four and a half bays with pointed arches and columns with stiff-leaf capitals, inspired by those at Rodmell and St Anne's, Lewes. A narrower trefoliated arched doorway leads to the north porch and south door. The roof is of waggon form, constructed with trussed rafters of pine. The west window comprises two tall pointed lancets topped by a large plate traceried rose window. The octagonal font is made of Ashburton marble on an alabaster and marble base, supported by eight columns, and features an oak and iron cover. The semi-circular pulpit is in the Gothic style and built of Caen stone, alabaster, and marble. A brass eagle lectern, dating from 1870-77, is also present. The floor of the central aisle is tiled, and the pews are of pine with pierced ends. Stained glass windows in the aisles depict scenes from the Gospels. The chancel features a large pointed chancel arch and a later rood. Three round-headed arched windows are situated within the clerestory. A large painted arch sits on stiff-leaf corbels leading to the vestry and organ loft. The east window is geometrical, consisting of a large triple trefoliated lancet with three roundels above. The stained glass depicts Christ in Majesty with angels above and saints and prophets below. The roof is of arched braced collar trussed construction. A credence niche with a grey marble shelf is located in the south wall of the chancel. The chancel and sanctuary are floored with Maw's encaustic tiles. Pine chair stalls with pierced fronts and ends are present, as is a pine organ case with painted pipes.