The pews were installed during the extensive alterations to the church undertaken by J. Drayton Wyatt in the 1870s. They are made from English oak and have a variety of attractive carved ends. They replaced the original ‘box’ pews and benches, the former being available only to those who could afford to rent them. The new pews have always been occupied on a strictly ‘first come, first served’ basis.
A number of pews have been removed from the church at times since the 1970s, in the nave and the south aisle this has created additional space at the west end of the church. As part of the 1990s mini-reordering of the church, some pews were removed from the back of the nave to allow the font to be brought forward. All the pews have been removed from the north aisle, which is now a flexible open space. Possibly a few were removed earlier, in the time of Fr John Peach, to make space for St Michael’s altar.
Among the noteworthy chairs in the church is a Faldstool, a portable chair used only for special occasions, such as a visit by the Bishop. This was gifted to the church by Ann Grieve in memory of her husband, Peter, and it bears a small brass plaque to that effect. It has a red leather seat and back, and is situated in the north aisle.
In 1994 new wooden sanctuary chairs were obtained as a memorial to John and Madge Creese.