Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church, largely dating from the late 14th century, and incorporating the plinth of an earlier church. It is constructed of squared and coursed limestone, with a nave parapet, all on a chamfered plinth. The nave has a steeply-pitched red sandstone slate roof, while the chancel roof is graduated greenslate with a coped gable and cross finial. The church features a 2-bay nave with north and south porches, transept chapels, and a west twin bellcote, which was moved to its current position in 1812. A 3-bay chancel is present, along with a north lean-to vestry. Pointed-arched, lean-to stone porches are attached. The windows are predominantly 3-light panel-tracery, with 2-light windows in the transepts, all under hoodmolds with carved-head label stops. A flattened hexagonal north-east stair turret, under a stone slate spire, provides access to a parapet walk that runs completely around the nave, with the bellcote set back to accommodate the walkway. The chancel has a south priest’s doorway in a pointed arch, along with 2-light cusped and panel-tracery windows, all under hoodmoulds with carved label stops. A similar window is located in the east wall. The south window and the vestry window are 2-light with flat heads; the vestry window has cusps, both with hood moulds.

Inside the nave, the roof is a pointed stone barrel vault with half-vaulted transepts. Projecting corbel stones possibly supported the centering used to build the vault, and upper corbelling is present in the west wall to support the parapet walk. A door beside the chancel arch gives access to a spiral stone staircase leading to the parapet walk and formerly led to a rood screen; one of the supporting corbel stones for this remains above the doorway. Piscinae are found in both transepts, the one in the south transept featuring an ogee arch and aumbry recesses. A recent 14th-century font retains its original carving under the bowl. The chancel has an open timber roof from the 19th century, set on 14th-century corbels. Late 18th and early 19th century wall plaques are also present. A piscina is located in the south wall. A pointed-arched doorway provides access to the vestry. Late 19th-century furnishings and fittings complete the interior. Stained glass dating from 1864 and 1884 is by R.B. Edmundson, and late 19th-century creed and pater boards are on the west wall.