Church of St Michael and All Angels

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a parish church built between 1858 and 1868 by architect W. White, featuring interior elements created by Pre-Raphaelite artists. The church showcases polychromatic brickwork in two shades of red, yellow, and white, with stone dressings and a plain tile roof. It is designed in a loosely early English Geometric style, incorporating many distinctive features of White's design. The church has a complex layout that includes a sanctuary with two bays, a five-bay nave with tall transepts, lean-to aisles with gabled dormers in the clerestory, a north porch, and a northwest tower with three stages topped by a spire.

While the exterior is a notable example of White's work, the interior is particularly impressive, featuring exposed brickwork with polychromatic patterns. The east end contains stained glass by E. Burne-Jones, and there is a fresco on the reredos from 1864 by Lord Leighton. The south wall displays paintings from around 1860 by J.H. Pollen. A monument resembling an Easter Sepulchre, dedicated in 1863 to Mr and Mrs Hargreaves—who commissioned the church—was created by G.E. Street. The church also includes a carved timber and wrought-iron screen. The north transept features stained glass by Clayton and Bell, while the south transept has glass from 1862 by Morris & Co, representing some of their finest work.

Inside the nave, pointed arcades are accented with a band of projecting brick corners resembling chevrons. The capitals, crafted by G.W. Seale—who also designed the screen and pulpit—display various foliage and are supported by piers made of eight Purbeck shafts. The nave roof is adorned with large carved angels on the braces of the trusses. At the west end, there is a monument from 1882 to Anne Cockerell by S.P. Cockerell Jun., along with glass from 1903 by C.E. Kempe. The north aisle features a long window with glass by Powells, and there is also a west monument from 1798 to Sir Charles Jennings by J. Flaxman.