All Saints Church, Alrewas

All Saints Church stands in the village of Alrewas, Staffordshire, beside the Trent & Mersey Canal. A Grade I listed building, it occupies a site where a church has existed since at least the 9th century. The present structure combines work from the 13th, 14th, 16th and 19th centuries. The Norman doorway and parts of the north wall survive from the earliest stone church. The tower, nave and aisles show later additions in Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles. The church contains notable medieval features rediscovered during 19th-century restorations. Fragments of wall paintings survive beneath whitewash on the north chancel wall. Two 14th-century chests once held the manor court rolls. The octagonal font with lion figures dates from the 15th century. The pulpit, carved in 1639, is counted among the finest 17th-century woodwork in the county. The organ, installed in 1882, now has 19 speaking stops. Visitors find a spacious nave with arcades and a fine chancel containing lancet windows. The south aisle holds monuments to the Turton family, former lords of the manor. A carved oak screen crosses the south aisle arch, and the chancel screen was added in 1892. The churchyard contains a bowling club and overlooks the canal towpath. Sunday services continue in the building, with bell ringing practised regularly.