Description

NZ 61NE SKELTON & BROTTON HIGH STREET (north side), Skelton

3/24 Church of All Saints 25.5.66 II*

Church 1884-85, by R.J. Johnston (Newcastle). Dressed sandstone with ashlar dressings; plain clay tiled roofs. Decorated stlye, with reticulated, flowing and geometric tracery. Continuous nave and chancel, with aisles continued to first bay of chancel; north-east and south-east vestries; and south-west tower over porch, linked to nave by intermediate porch. 4-stage tower has angle buttresses with offsets, vice at south-east angle and string courses between stages. South doorway of 3 moulded orders, holding ornamental iron gates, under ornamented panel enriched with shields, bosses and crocketed pinnacles. Clock faces to third stage. Bands of blank shields below paired bell openings separated by lesenes rising from angel corbels. Gargoyles to head of lesenes and at angles of tower, below pierced embattled parapet. 5-bay nave has south doorway and 4 windows to north aisles. 2-bay chancel has square window set high in easternmost bay. South aisle has buttresses capped with crocketed pinnacles, between bays; hoodmoulds to windows; moulded eaves cornice with carved bosses continued across south wall of chancel; and straight parapet. Ornamental stack at south-west angle of chancel. Moulded plinth to tower, south aisle and south-east vestry. Interior: timber fan-vaulted ceiling with carved bosses in tower porch. 5-bay nave arcades have octagonal piers, responds and capitals and arches of 2 moulded orders. Similar arches to chancel aisles. Pine pews with linenfold panels at ends. Wall panelling to sill-height in nave. Hollow-moulded timber wall-plates with bosses and brattishing. Barrel roof has carved bosses. Good iron gates to doorways in chancel walls. 3-bay sedilia and credence niche with traceried heads under moulded cornice bearing shields, bosses and crenellations. Marble mosiac sanctuary floor by Burke & Co., (London). Good stained glass; east window 1891 by Shrigley & Hunt (Lancaster); west window 1921 by J.W. Bewsey; south aisle 1898 by Burlison & Grylls (London), and 1970 by Paul Quail. Carved oak octagonal pulpit on stone stem. Octagonal stone font 1859, with enriched sides to bowl, on 2 steps. Early C13 bell at west end of nave and fragment of C11 sundial with runic inscription, in porch; both from Old Church of All Saints (q.v).

Listing NGR: NZ6605818994

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