All Saints Church, Higher Walton

All Saints Church stands on an eminence above the village of Higher Walton in South Ribble, Lancashire. Built in 1861–62 to designs by Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, it is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The church is constructed of rock-faced stone with steeply pitched slated roofs in the Early English style. Its plan includes a nave and chancel in one range, a south aisle with porch, a north transept and sacristy. A tower with diagonal buttresses and a broach spire rises at the west end, topped by clocks on each cardinal face. The church is notable for its interior features and stained glass. Inside, an arcade of three piers has capitals carved with different foliage designs. Painted geometrical patterns adorn the chancel walls and ceiling panels. Stained glass by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake dates from 1877 in the north transept, while elsewhere 20th-century glass is by Shrigley and Hunt. The two-manual organ, built in 1873 by W. E. Richardson, was restored in 2003–04. A ring of eight bells cast between 1871 and 1928 hangs in the tower. Outside, the churchyard contains war graves of three soldiers from the First World War and one airman from the Second. The site was donated by Miles Rodgett, and several stained glass windows commemorate members of his family. Paley himself donated a window depicting the healing of the sick man. The tower’s spire rises above the village, offering views over the surrounding area.