Listed Building record MDR5940 - All Saints' Church, Church Lane, Heath and Holmewood

All Saints' Church, Church Lane, Heath and Holmewood, built in 1853. 'All Saints Church, Heath. 1853, by Stevens, built on a new site in the village to replace the church demolished in 1852. The church was restored in 1882-6 by Butterfield, who added the screen.' (1) 'According to White's Directory, the current church in Heath was erected and consecrated in 1853. It is a small, handsome stone building, dedicated to All Saints, and has a tower, surmounted by a fine spire and three bells. It accommodated about 150, of which 80 sittings are free. The cost of the building was about £1,350, raised by subscription, towards which the Duke of Devonshire gave £400 and the site; and a grant of £50 was obtained from the Church Building Society. In the east end of the church is handsome stained window representing Christ’s resurrection and ascension.' (2) 'According to Bulmer's Directory, the present church in Heath was erected at a cost of £1,800, of which £700, together with the site was given by the Duke of Devonshire. It is a handsome structure, dedicated to All Saints, and consists of chancel, nave, and western tower with spire, containing five bells, three of which were in the old church.' (3) 'The parish church was given to the Abbey of Croxton in 1162 and it was probably built not long before, as no mention of it appears in the Domesday Book. The whole church, save only the porch, was demolished in 1852. The original porch still stands in the churchyard and material from the original building was used for a small chapel nearby. The current church is of a 19th century, decorated style.' (4) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 46 NW PARISH OF HEATH CHURCH LANE 2/4 (North Side) Church of All Saints II Church. 1853 by H.I.Stevens. Restored 1882-6 by William Butterfield. Coursed squared rock-faced sandstone with sandstone dressings. Welsh slate roofs with stone coped gables. West steeple, nave with south porch, chancel with north vestry. Three stage west tower with angle buttresses to the west and a south west stair turret. 2-light bell openings on west, north and south sides, those to south and west incorporating a clockface. Battlements and spire with one tier of lucarnes. Dec Style window.tracery. Four 2-light windows to the north side of the nave, one 2-light and two 3-light windows to the south side, with quatrefoils in circles and trefoils superimposed over triangles. Chancel with two 2-light windows to the south and a 4-light east window with a sexfoil within a circle at the top. South porch, the entrance with shafts and moulded arch. Buttresses with two set-offs and stringcourse linking the sills of the windows. In the porch are two C11 or C12 coffin slabs, one rectangular with incised motifs, the other tapering to the base, with a cross and figure. Listing NGR: SK4482267079.' (5)