Church of St Laurence
CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1148211
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Laurence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1148211
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Laurence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE, CHURCH HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Newby and Scalby
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 00909 90329
Details
TA 09SW SCALBY CHURCH HILL (north side)
5/35 Church of St Laurence -
GV II*
Church. Late C12 - C13 with later alterations and additions, including the tower, probably 1683, but in Gothic style. Heavily restored and extended in 1859. Coursed, squared sandstone. Stone flag roof. West tower, 3-bay nave with south aisle and south porch, 2-bay chancel. The 2-stage tower has battlements, diagonal buttresses and extruded staircase tower to parapet level. 4-light bell openings and window on south side have semicircular heads, stone mullions, with incised decoration in the spandrels. Semicircular hood-moulds. String course at main roof eaves level. The north wall of the nave is of medieval masonry. 3 reset 2-light windows, with cusped tracery and pierced quatrefoil heads, with stepped buttresses between. The south wall, and the south porch, were rebuilt in C19 with one 3-light and one 2-light windows similar to those in north wall. The north wall of the chancel is of medieval masonry, the south was rebuilt in C19. 2 lancet windows in each wall. C19 3-light east window with intersecting tracery. Interior: the nave arcade of circular piers with square abaci is late C12. The pier Lo the east has a crudely carved water-leaf capital. The arches were rebuilt in the C15. C13 chancel arch springs from triple responds, apparently renewed. The centre one is keeled and the grooved square abaci are probably original. Fittings: stone slab in the chancel with a floriated cross carved in low relief, said to be C13. Good C18 wall monuments to both sides of chancel. Medieval font. 1 tower window bears the inscription: '1683. Thomas -, Samewell -, Church wardens', which may refer to the insertion of bell openings and windows in an existing tower.
Listing NGR: TA0090990329
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 326903
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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