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St Michael

St Michael

Kirklington

North Yorkshire

C15 with C19 restoration.

Architectural Features

Nave: early C14, 3 bays.

North porch similar, inner doorways have pointed-arched surrounds with thin shafts of the early C14.

Chancel: early C13 with later alterations.

To right two C14 windows with pointed arches, cusped Y-tracery and hoodmoulds.

To central bay of chancel a blocked early C13 pointed-arched priests door with hoodmould flanked by early C13 lancets.

To right is a 2- light cusped Y-traceried, pointed-arched C14 window with hoodmould.

Font: C19 but on circular base of C14.

Pulpit: of reset C16 or early C17 carved woodwork on six thickly turned legs.

C19 Decorated style timber rood screen.

Fragments of medieval and C17 glass in lancet north vestry window.

Monuments in south aisle: 2 late C14 effigies beneath canopied recesses, one of a Knight in armour, the other of a lady

To east of these is the tomb of Sir Christopher Wandesford 1590, a recumbant effigy on a high tomb chest decorated with coats of arms.