Heritage Open Days 2019 - 13th to 22nd Sept

Posted by R.Broad on September 6, 2019

All Saints is open again for this year's Heritage Open Days during 13th-22nd Sept 

A Grade 1 listed church by George Edmund Street 

All Saints is an early neo-gothic church built in 1857 by G E Street with the150ft tower and spire added in 1865, Street was a contemporary of Pugin, Butterfield and Scott and is buried in Westminster Abbey, his most famous building being the Royal Courts of Justice in The Strand, London.The church is of a collegiate style on one side of a grass quadrangle with the old vicarage, parish centre and church houses on the other three sides. it is built of red and black bricks with Bath stone. Inside, the colours are maintained and expanded with the use of polychromatic horizontal lines in green, blue, red and yellow brick, tiles and marble in the chancel. 

See the font and pulpit by Thomas Earp, beautiful stained glass windows by John Hardman and William Wailes, with a 20th century window by Sir Ninian Comper, elaborate choir stall carvings, mediaeval style stencilling, floor brasses and a wall painting by G E Street.

Photographic Exhibition - Tour leaflet available - Don't miss the Organ recitals!

Architectural, building and history information about All Saints can be found here.

Full details can be seen on the Heritage Open Days web-site here.

More images of All Saints can be found in More Images and Gallery

Please check to confirm opening times which are scheduled to be:-

• Opening Times

  Friday 13 September: 1000-1200. Tour leaflet available
  Saturday 14 September: 0930-1630. Tour leaflet available. Guided tours 1100 and 1500. Refreshments.
  Sunday 15 September: 1200-1630. Tour leaflet available. Organ recital 1400. Guided tour 1500
  Monday 16 September: 1000-1200 by appointment. Ring parish office in advance on 01628 621933
  Tuesday 17 September: 1000-1200 by appointment. Ring parish office in advance on 01628 621933
  Wednesday 18 September: 1000-1200 by appointment. Ring parish office in advance on 01628 621933
  Thursday 19 September: 1000-1200 by appointment. Ring parish office in advance on 01628 621933
  Friday 20 September: 1000-1200 by appointment. Ring parish office in advance on 01628 621933
  Saturday 21 September: 1000-1200 by appointment. Ring parish office in advance on 01628 621933
  Sunday 22 September: 1230-1745. Tour guide leaflet available. 1400 Guided tour. 1500 Organ recital. Refreshments

  Booking Details

  No booking required on either Sunday or on Friday and Saturday the 13th and 14th Sept - all other dates/times by appointment - Ring the Parish Office in advance on 01628 621933

  Access

  Parking available in nearby streets.

Please feel free to download the leaflet below:-