Photos of the stained glass windows can be seen on a separate page.
This fantastic church replaced the old church in the late nineteenth century. It was designed by E S Prior with W H Lethanby, both strong exponents of and inspiration behind the style of architecture known as "Arts and Crafts". This kind of architecture stressed the need for the building to be individually designed for its purpose and harmonising with its surroundings, ideally using local materials.
The interior of this church is beautiful; the nave, forty eight feet long and twenty seven feet wide is spanned by three huge arches. The chancel is twenty five feet long by fourteen feet wide.
The door was transferred from the old church and the roof is covered with Purbeck stone.
The font, against the west wall, has a round alabaster bowl supported on eight polished shafts with moulded early English style capitals. The base is formed by a square of Keinton stone with two half circular steps.
A closer view of the pulpit - which has direct access to the vestry behind through an arch (visible in the picture).
The organ is situated on the north side of the chancel - I did wonder how well it projected out of this rather confined space?
Here is a final view of the nave looking west.
Photos of the stained glass windows can be seen on a separate page.
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