St Nicholas' Church, Askham Bryan Explained

St Nicholas' Church is the parish church of Askham Bryan, near York in England, and is a Grade I listed building.

The church was constructed in the 12th-century, while the parish was in the possession of William de Tykhill. It is in the Norman style, constructed with a mixture of limestone ashlar, sandstone rubble, and some reused Roman bricks. The nave and chancel form a single space, while there is a porch to the south, and a vestry to the north. There is a single round-arched window at the west end, and three smaller similar windows in each of the north and south walls, and also in the east end, which has a round window above.[1] [2]

The roof is tiled, with a belfry on top, added in 1611, and a cross atop that. The porch has a triple round-headed archway, with zig-zag and small leaf mouldings. Inside there is a Jacobean pulpit and communion rail.[3]

References

  1. Book: Bottomley . Frank . Yorkshire Churches . 1993 . Alan Sutton . 9780750903448 . 78.
  2. Web site: Church of England, Askham Bryan, St. Nicholas, parish . Borthwick Catalogue . University of York . 23 September 2021.
  3. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Radcliffe . Enid . Yorkshire: the West Riding . 1967 . Yale University Press . 9780300096620 . 85.

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