All Saints' Church, Darlaston

All Saints’ Church stands in Darlaston, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. The present building replaced an earlier church designed by George Edmund Street, which dated from 1872. That first church was destroyed during the Second World War when a bomb hit on 31 July 1942. A new church was begun in 1951 by architect Richard Twentyman and opened the following year. The tower rises 56 feet and the main body measures 120 feet long by 45 feet wide. The church is worth visiting for its stained glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones, made for the original 1872 building. A large tapestry by Stephen Lee fills the east end of the replacement church, and the main door carries stone reliefs by Don Potter. The pipe organ was installed by John Compton, a noted builder of church instruments. Historic England granted the church Grade II listed status in 2016. Inside, the spacious nave and wide aisles give a sense of light and air. The Compton organ stands at the west end, its ranks of pipes visible above the case. The east window, designed for the earlier church, still fills the chancel with coloured light. The tapestry and door carvings add texture and colour to the plain brick walls. The tower contains two bells, rung for services and festivals.