All Saints Church, Millbrook

Millbrook was originally served by St Mary's and St Julian's Church in the parish of Maker. A chapel of ease was built at Millbrook in 1827, which went on to serve as parish church when the village was made a separate parish in 1869. By the end of the 19th century, the church had become too small to serve the growing population and had also fallen into a dilapidated state, prompting plans for the construction of a replacement. Fundraising began around 1886 when Rev. J. E. G. Farmer, the vicar of Millbrook, and his family donated £1,500 in memory of Mrs. Farmer's father, Captain Yule. Funds continued to be raised over the next few years and a plot of land gifted by Lord Clinton and Mr. W. D.…

All Saints is built of Plymouth limestone, with slate roofs, and dressings and embellishments in Polyphant, Bath and Portland stone. Designed in the Perpendicular style and able to accommodate 560 persons, the church is made up of a nave, chancel with vestry and organ chamber, north and south aisles, and a south porch. The south porch was built as the lower part of an intended tower, however a lack of funds prevented the tower being completed. Both the octagonal oak pulpit, on a base of Beer stone, and the altar was made by Mr. Herbert Read of Exeter to the designs of the architects. The pulpit was built in memory of Dr. E. Worth. The cost of the altar was covered by funds raised by Mrs.…