Church Of Emmanuel

The Church of Emmanuel is an Anglican church built in 1866, with plans by WH Reid. The foundation stone was laid in 1869 on land provided by Mr. Revel; the main body of the nave was completed in 1880-81 by Hine and Odgers, with the vestry, chancel, and the west end of the nave added in 1895. The tower design is by Rodgers, and the bells were dedicated in 1904.

It is constructed of Plymouth limestone rubble, brought to course, except for the nave, aisles, and northwest transept, which are of random uncoursed rubble. The dressings are also of Plymouth limestone, including the plinth, flush string courses, copings, surrounds to openings, mullions, and tracery. The roof is steep slate with coped gable ends, and there is a stone stack over the northeast corner of the vestry. The architectural style is Decorated Gothic.

The church has a plan consisting of a nave and short northwest transept, with an 1895 projection to the west, a chancel, north and south aisles, north and south transepts with vestry and organ projections in their east angles, and a southwest tower.

Externally, diagonal corner buttresses are present on the transepts, and side buttresses delineate the east and west ends. Pointed-arched windows and moulded pointed-arched doors are all set within hoodmoulds. The two-stage tower has offset corner buttresses, a machicolated parapet cornice, and paired louvred lights to the upper stage. A west doorway is adorned with crocketed pinnacles and a gabled hood surmounted by a cross. There are five-light east and west windows, and four-light north and south transept windows, all featuring curvilinear tracery. Paired clearstorey windows are also present, along with two-light windows elsewhere. A further west doorway is located on the left side, featuring a moulded pointed arch and hoodmould. An additional doorway is present on the east wall of the vestry.

The interior features quatrefoil-plan arcade piers supporting pointed arches, and plastered walls. There is notable stained glass, including works by Morris and Co, designed by Burne-Jones, in the chancel's east window (1881) depicting two tiers of figures and lively scenes from the life of Christ. North and south windows (1883-84) each feature six musical angels set against foliage backgrounds. Windows by Fouracre are found on the west and north aisle west sides.