[2] The first church of All Saints', Hockerill was built in 1851, designed by local architect George Pritchett[3] and consecrated on 7 January 1852.

[8] The vicar, Reginald J. Mockridge, and villagers managed to save items from the burning building including the Communion plate, records and lectern.

[17] The use of Kentish ragstone facings creates a monumental effect, reinforced by buttresses that flank the aisles and chancel.

[18] At the south west entrance there is a 19th-century timber lych gate, which is the only part of the original 1851 church that was not damaged by fire.

The simple but noble interior is made bright and airy by vast open spaces, many lancet windows, and plastered walls.

The impressive height of the nave (45 ft or 14m) is accentuated by giant drum piers and gothic pointed arches, which hold a coffered wagon roof.

[19] The airy, refined interior and coffered roof are later reflected in Dykes Bower's church of The Holy Spirit, Southsea, Hampshire, and in his work on the chancel and transepts at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, including the Cathedral's oriel window, which is foreshadowed by the oriel window at All Saints'.

[21] The interior's focal point is an 18-foot (5.5 m) rose window with flowing cusped tracery, designed by Hugh Ray Easton (1906–65), and situated at the east end above the high altar.

The pipes are positioned in an elevated case on the north wall of the chancel, exploiting the building's excellent acoustic.