Church of St Michael and St George
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1148591
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and St George
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1148591
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and St George
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, CHURCH STREET
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 MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Danby
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 68999 08114
Details
NZ 6808 and NZ 60 NE DANBY CHURCH STREET Castleton
13/20 and 6/20 Church of 6/10/69 St. Michael and St. George II
Church, 1924,dated on stone at south-east corner by Leslie Moore. Rockfaced snecked brown sandstone; green slate roof. West tower, nave and south porch, chancel and north vestry. Mid C14 style.
Square, buttressed west tower with stepped-in upper stage. 2-centred- arched West doorway.
2- and 3-light bell openings under low battlemented parapet. Gabled porch. Cusped 2-light nave south windows. North nave wall has high filled arcade, as though an aisle had been planned. Chancel has Carnaervon-arched priest's door, south windows similar to nave and an east window with cusped reticulated tracery. Pent vestry with door similar to priest's door.
Another inscribed stone adds that the building of the church was inspired by the Rev. Sydney Smith, vicar 1918-28.
Interior: plaster with ashlar dressings, the arcading noted externally expressed on north wall. Good carved wood screens to chancel and tower arches. Panelled sanctuary with reredos painting of the patron saints. Enriched communion rail. Aumbry, piscina and sedilia. Hexagonal stone font. All internal detail well designed and crisply executed.
Wood plaque records grant of £150.00 from the Incorporated Church Building Society on condition that all seats should be free to parishioners and that an annual collection be taken for the benefit of the Society.
Pevsner, N. Riding p.118.
Listing NGR: NZ6899908114
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 327938
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The North Riding, (1966), 118
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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