| All Souls Church | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The church from the east-southeast | |
  Location of the church within East Sussex | |
| 50°52′02″N 0°36′25″E / 50.8673°N 0.6069°E | |
| Location | Athelstan Road, Clive Vale, Hastings, East Sussex TN35 5JE |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 2 November 1889 |
| Founder(s) | Elizabeth Mason |
| Dedication | All Souls |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 14 September 1976 |
| Architect(s) | Arthur Blomfield |
| Style | Early English Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1890 |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Closed | 4 November 2007 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Chichester |
| Archdeaconry | Lewes and Hastings |
| Deanery | Rural Deanery of Hastings |
| Parish | Ore: Christ Church |
All Souls Church is a former Anglican church that served the Clive Vale suburb of Hastings, a seaside resort town and borough in the English county of East Sussex, between 1890 and 2007. The "large [and] serious town church"[1] has been described as one of the best works by prolific ecclesiastical architect Arthur Blomfield. Built almost wholly of brick, inside and out, it dominates the streetscape of the late Victorian suburb and has a tall, "dramatic"[2] interior displaying many of Blomfield's favourite architectural features. The church also has Heaton, Butler and Bayne stained glass and an elaborate reredos. Falling attendances and high maintenance costs caused it to close after a final service in November 2007, and the Diocese of Chichester officially declared it redundant soon afterwards. English Heritage has listed it at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance.
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 520.
- ^ Historic England (14 September 1976). "Church of All Souls (1293681)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 October 2020.