St_Nicholas'_Church,_Askham_Bryan

St Nicholas' Church, Askham Bryan

St Nicholas' Church, Askham Bryan

Grade I listed church in York, England

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

The church, in 2015

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][3]

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.[1][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1132520)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    Bottomley, Frank (1993). Yorkshire Churches. Alan Sutton. p. 78. ISBN 9780750903448.
  3. [3]
    "Church of England, Askham Bryan, St. Nicholas, parish". Borthwick Catalogue. University of York. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. [4]
    Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (1967). Yorkshire: the West Riding. Yale University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780300096620.

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