All Saints Church

All Saints Church stands on an artificial platform on a south-facing slope just north of Sutton town centre. It was built between 1863 and 1867 by Samuel Sanders Teulon, a leading Gothic Revival architect, and is Grade II* listed. The church was funded largely by Thomas Alcock, lord of the manor, who gave £18,000 and provided the land. Its large size and prominent position make it a local landmark visible from Sutton Green. The church is noted for its eight bells, first installed in the 1870s and completed in 1893. The nave and south aisle were finished first, with the tower and chancel added in 1867 and the north aisle roofed by 1906. The stained glass was destroyed in 1944 and replaced in the following decades, including windows by Jasper and Mollie Kettlewell, John Hayward and John Lawson. The exterior shows traces of putlog holes left from construction scaffolding, unusual on a Victorian building. Inside, the church has a wide nave with rounded clerestory windows and a large four-stage tower at the west end. The grounds include a wooded churchyard with yew trees and war memorials. A memorial records 54 men from the parish who died in the First World War. The All Saints Benhilton Society of Change Ringers continues to ring the bells regularly, with practices and services held throughout the year.