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St Mary

St Mary

Goldsborough

North Yorkshire

C14 with C12 south door and restorations in 1750 for Ann and Elizabeth Byerley and in 1859 by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Architectural Features

Crenellated parapet with fine gargoyles.

South aisle of 2 bays has possibly repositioned Norman doorway with inner arch of zig-zag decoration, and outer arch with beak-head decoration carried on attached single columns with cushion capitals.

Memorial to Sir Robert Byerley erected 1766 on chancel south wall, and memorials to Richard de Goldsburgh, d 1308, and his son, Richard, d 1333, on chancel floor, at each end of altar rail.

Both are effigies of knights in full armour, the earlier under a cusped and crocketed canopy, the later on a panelled altar tomb which has traces of painted figures.

A memorial slab on the north wall of the north aisle, east end, commemorates Daniel Lascelles, d. 1784.