Church of All Saints, Northallerton

All Saints’ Church stands in the market town of Northallerton, North Yorkshire. It is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England. The first church on this site was built in wood by St Paulinus of York in the early 7th century. A stone church replaced it in 855, fragments of which were found during later work. The present building dates mainly from the 12th century, with parts added in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The church is worth visiting for its long history and fine craftsmanship. Bishop Thomas Hatfield of Durham commissioned the 12th-century structure after the earlier church was destroyed in 1318. In the 19th century, Charles Hodgson Fowler restored the chancel and repaired the exterior walls. The organ, built in 1818 by James Chapman Bishop, has been enlarged and restored over the years. Inside, visitors find a spacious nave with restored tracery and a new west window. The south aisle walls and transept lancets were rebuilt to stand straight again. The tower contains a peal of ten bells, recast in 1962 and augmented in 1991. The bells are rung every Sunday morning from 9.45 to 10.45.