Church Of St Thomas

The Church of St Thomas, built in 1869 by W H Crossland, is a church made of ashlar stone with a slate roof. It features a nave, chancel, aisles, a west tower, a north porch, and an organ loft. This building showcases a mature Gothic Revival style, primarily reflecting late Geometric design, particularly in the three bays of the nave. The clerestorey has two bays with square-headed, cusped lights arranged in pairs. The organ loft is highlighted by a rose window made up of mouchettes. The west tower is supported by heavy diagonal buttresses that extend just below a prominent string course, adorned with large grotesque gargoyles at each corner. Above this, the tower is finished with battlements and four short, crocketed pinnacles, along with louvred belfry windows. Inside, the nave consists of three unequal bays featuring an open timber roof with a light scissor construction, which varies slightly over the two-bay chancel. The capitals are intricately carved with foliage reminiscent of Southwell. Additionally, there is a large white marble pulpit and a classical-style font.