A modest interwar church, with later additions.

A church and presbytery were built in 1927 through the generosity of Mr and Mrs Montague Godfrey (The Tablet, 14 December 1929). It appears that the church initially consisted of the nave and sanctuary, to which a north aisle was later added. There is a more recent northeast addition reached by an external ramp, containing modern facilities. The church was consecrated in 1938.

Description

The church is faced with red brick laid in stretcher bond, with tiled roof coverings. On plan it comprises a nave with projecting west porch, southwest transept housing the organ and north aisle, and a chancel or sanctuary with south transept and a modern addition on the north side containing lavatories. The windows are mostly simple rectangular openings with straight heads, but the north aisle side windows consist of pairs of small round-headed openings under a single relieving arch.

The interior has plain plastered walls and a boarded floor, partly carpeted. A boarded ceiling has been inserted fairly recently in both nave and north aisle. There are two wide openings with cambered heads between nave and aisle and a similar but straight-headed opening to the southwest organ chamber. At the west end of the aisle is a baptistery enclosure with an elaborate stone font in eighteenth century style on a baluster stem. The arch to the narrow sanctuary also has a cambered head and against the east wall is an Italianate pedimented timber reredos framing a painting of Our Lord. The altar has been brought forward to the sanctuary step. All the windows are clear glazed.

Amended by AHP 22.01.2021

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