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St. Martin

St. Martin

Hayton

East Riding of Yorkshire

C12 nave

Architectural Features

chancel, C14 west tower, later heightened.

Central pointed priests' door under hoodmould with foliated stops and apex carving.

Interior: imposts with floral and beast-head carving.

North arcade of round piers supporting square capitals, with simple leaf carving, under round arches of 2 square orders.

Late mediaeval roof of 5 principal-rafter trusses with king-posts braced to ridge - piece and side purlins with cusped windbraces.

Chancel: C16 roof of 4 principal rafter trusses with king posts braced to ridge pieces and strutted purlins.

C17 wall paintings with worn black-letter inscripts to north wall, re-used stones with chevron carving in south wall.

Octagonal tub font to nave west end.