Church of St Lambert
CHURCH OF ST LAMBERT, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1315164
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lambert
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAMBERT, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1315164
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lambert
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAMBERT, MAIN 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 LAMBERT, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Burneston
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 30865 84942
Details
BURNESTON MAIN STREET SE 38 SW (east side) 6/5 Church of St Lambert 22.8.66
GV I
Church. C15 and C16. Coursed squared stone and ashlar; lead. and graduated slate roofs. West tower, nave with south and north aisles, south porch, chancel with north vestry. Perpendicular throughout. West tower: 3 stages, diagonal offset buttresses, cusped ogee-arched niches to first stage of western buttresses. South side has buttress-like stair tower. Second stage has small single-light opening with hoodmould. Belfry openings, elliptically-arched of 2-lights with cusped tracery. Chamfered band at belfry level. Buttresses have angled corner gargoyles to top. Plain slightly projecting parapet, pinnacles to each corner with finials. Splay footed stone spire. West window has pointed arch with hoodmould, of 3 lights with cusped tracery; above a clock face. Nave: 4 bays. South porch: pinnacled diagonal angle buttresses, gabled embattled parapets. Moulded pointed- arched doorway, inner doorway similar with board door. South and north aisles: offset angle buttresses between bays, windows are elliptically-arched with hoodmoulds, of 3 stepped cusped lights. East ends of aisles have pointed arched, larger 3-light windows with rectilinear tracery. Small elliptically-arched door to bay 2 of north aisle with hoodmould. Embattled parapets with crocketed pinnacles above the buttresses. Clerestory: pilaster buttresses between bays with crocketed pinnacles rising above the parapets. Elliptically-arched windows with hoodmoulds, of 3 stepped cusped lights. Embattled parapet with gable cross. Chancel: 3 bays. South side: between each bay offset angle buttresses with pinnacles rising above the parapets. Windows are large with pointed arches and hoodmoulds, of 3-lights with rectilinear tracery. Gable cross. Plain parapets. North vestry of 2 bays, with angle buttresses with pinnacles. To east end a flat-headed 2-light window with hoodmould and cusped tracery. To west similar 3-light window as those to south. East window: large with pointed arch and hoodmould, of 5 lights with rectilinear tracery. Interior: 4-bay north and south arcades with octagonal piers, moulded capitals and double-chamfered pointed arches. Similar tower arch. Tower vault of 3 ribs round the central ring. Chancel arch has moulded pointed arch with hoodmould, half octagonal capitals and moulded columns. Font of 1662, octagonal bowl, on round moulded shaft, bearing inscription 'RW RB 1662 RK'. C14 piscina. C14 sedilia of 3 stalls with cusped gabled canopies with crockets, in between small gabled buttresses. To each side of east window an ogee-headed cusped niche with crockets, to bottoms half octagonal corbels carved with heads. Nave pews: complete set of 1627, simple box pews with straight-headed ends with central knob and to the top panel of each pew strapwork carving. To the north aisle a 3-tiered pew with panel above, flanked by Ionic pilasters supporting frieze with pedimented panel above with coat of arms. Inside stone panel inscription saying that Thomas Robinson of Allerthorpe Hall gave £50 in 1627 to have all the nave pews made.
Listing NGR: SE3086384942
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 332636
- 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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