All Saints, Carshalton

The anglican parish church of central Carshalton,
Surrey, England

Interior

The church has a wonderful interior (though much of it is covered up in Lent); visitors find the altar reredos, lady chapel, pictures and Monuments particularly fascinating. It is easy, while admiring the east end, to miss the equally interesting baptistery and organ gallery behind you at the west end.

It was the induction of W.R. Corbould as rector in December 1919 that began the process that has given Carshalton its unique appearance. Fr Corbould's friendship with Sir Ninian Comper began a long series of remarkable embellishments : a fine aumbry at the high altar ; the gilding and painting of the high altar triptych, the Lady altar reredos, the rood and the screen, and the construction and decoration of an astonishing organ tribune at the west end.

This page shows pictures of the chancel, screen, nave, baptistery and organ gallery, baptistery stained glass, pictures, lady chapel, and lady chapel stained glass; click on a picture thumbnail to open a larger version in a new browser tab.

A specification for the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register at www.npor.org.uk/xnpor_search_keyword.shtml; enter into the keywords box "carshalton saints".

Chancel
	The chancel, looking towards the high altar photo by scott brawn �
	The tabernacle beside the high altar
	The sanctuary light marking the altar photo by scott brawn �

Screen
	The statues on top of the screen
	The East side of the screen
	The screen East side, South side panel
	The screen East side, North side panel

Nave
	Sunlight pouring through the south side windows
	The pulpit
	The view from the chancel steps through the nave to the organ gallery and baptistery photo by scott brawn �
	A closer view of the baptistery and organ gallery photo by scott brawn �
	The view from the organ gallery towards the screen photo by scott brawn �
	The view of the nave from the stairs to the organ gallery photo by scott brawn �
	An overall view of the nave looking towards the screen and chancel photo by scott brawn �
	A similar view, from the north side photo by scott brawn �
	Blocked internal doorway in the outer south aisle
	Broken plaster in the outer South aisle revealing traces of medieval wall-painting
	The north aisle altar photo by scott brawn �
	A painting in the outer south aisle photo by scott brawn �

Baptistery and Organ Gallery
	The baptistery, which is at the west end
	The underside of the west end gallery photo by scott brawn �
	A detail of the supports of the west end gallery photo by scott brawn �
	The organ console, which is out of use while the organ is being repaired photo by scott brawn �

Baptistry Stained Glass
	Stained glass, location to be identified photo by scott brawn �
	Stained glass, location to be identified photo by scott brawn �

Pictures
	The Picture in the chancel
	The Picture in the North aisle
	The Picture in the South aisle

Lady Chapel
	The Lady Chapel, looking towards the altar photo by scott brawn �
	The piscina
	The inscription on the Lady Chapel reredos commemorating Victor Alexander Seymour, Rector 1884-1901

Lady Chapel Stained Glass
	The Lady Chapel West window Stained glass photo by scott brawn �
	The Lady Chapel East window Stained glass photo by scott brawn �
	The inscription of the East window stained glass, commemorating "...Mary daughter of Victor Alexander Seymour [Rector 1884-1901], and Elizabeth Margaret his wife, who died on the Feast of St Mark 1899 aged 5 years..."