Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church with medieval origins, but largely rebuilt in the 1850s by C.E. Giles of Taunton. It is a building of group value, reflecting its architectural and historical significance. The church's construction primarily dates to 1852-55 and is built in a 13th-century style. It is constructed from local lias stone ashlar with dressings of Doulting stone, and has stone slate roofs with ornamented stone ridges between coped gables and elaborate cross finials. The church comprises two distinct areas: a two-bay chancel and a three-bay nave, along with a south tower with a spire over a porch, and a small northeast vestry.

The chancel features a plinth, an eaves course, and double corner buttresses. It has a three-light east window with geometric tracery set within a pointed arch, and label stops decorated with foliage. Matching two-light windows are located in the south wall, flanking a moulded pointed arched doorway, all with pointed arched labels and foliated stops. A matching vestry is attached to the north wall with a lean-to roof, a circular chimney stack, a two-light east window, and an additional two-light window. The nave has a plinth, corner, and bay buttresses, and taller two-light windows with cusped tops, quatrefoil tracery over, pointed arched labels, and foliated stops. A four-light west window is present.

The tower is a single stage with a spire, featuring a plinth, double corner buttresses, and a quasi-broached octagonal spire. Eight two-light geometric traceried windows with ball flower ornament to the reveals, set within quatrefoiled gablets with pinnacles and gargoyles, are at the base of the spire. The spire itself is plain with a simple apex and weathervane. An octagonal stair turret is located in the southwest corner. A moulded doorway, in a 13th-century style, is present on the south face, complete with attached shafts and bell capitals. Simple slit windows are found on the west, south, and east faces, alongside a clock on the south face. A 12th-century semi-circular arched doorway, lacking a tympanum, is located inside the porch, featuring lozenge decoration to the inner arch and jambs, with chevron work to the upper outer arch. The doorway has attached shafts and cushion capitals to the jambs.

The interior is entirely from the 19th century, though elaborately crafted. The chancel has an arched braced roof with elaborate frets at wall plate level, supported by heavily foliated corbel brackets and angels at the east corners. Cinquefoil rere-arches are found at the windows, with carved angels and foliage to the jambs of the southeast window, above a simple sedilia. The nave is of a similar character but plainer, featuring ashlar finished walls and a quasi arch-braced crown post trussed roof. A fine 12th-century font is located towards the west end, with a plain bowl, moulded turned shaft, and base. Records indicate that a rector was first recorded in 1316.