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Uxbridge Road TQ 17 SW (north east side) 44/10 Church of All Saints II

Church. Planned late 1930s; west range comprising entrance, baptistry and chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, 1951; the rest, 1957. By N.F. Cachemaille-Day. Brownish brick in flemish bond with concrete dressings and roofs. Tall square, nave of 7x7 bays with lower side aisles, central circular lantern, and semi- domical sanctuary; north-west vestries. Western range has lower central entrance bay flanked by lower-still 3-bay wings. Entrance has 2 wide stops up to double board door in wide, stepped, surround with Lamb of God Sculpture above; (by B.Copnall) wings have broad pilasters defining bays and stepped surrounds to concrete-lintelled windows which have decorative metal grilles above. Nave: a single, large segmental-arched window to north and south sides; upper windows small, and leaded lantern has concrete mullions and supports tall concrete cross finial. Interior: nave: aisles and sanctuary have wide semi-circular arches; nave is spanned by 2 reinforced concrete arches which cross and support the lantern; concrete-beamed roof (using diagrid system). Baptistry and chapel have fluted concrete ceilings. sanctuary covered in silver leaf painted with angels. Fittings of interest include the concrete altar, set on 4 large columns; organ loft at west end; carved octagonal concrete font; coloured glass to lantern; and suspended double-corona-type light fitting to nave. Cachemaille-Day considered this church as one of his most important post-war works. The Builder, 3rd October 1952, pp 456 ff.

Listing NGR: TQ1195272673

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)